French way

3⁄4 oz Gin, Beefeater
3⁄4 oz Amer Picon
3⁄4 oz Suze
3⁄4 oz Dry vermouth, Noilly Prat Original Dry
1 ds Bitters, Boker's
Instructions

Stir well, strain, coupe

Notes

Dry vermouth is essential here

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2018
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The Selkie's Tears

1 1⁄2 oz Scotch, Monkey Shoulder
3⁄4 oz Aromatized wine, Lillet Blanc
1⁄2 oz Ginger liqueur, King's Ginger
2 ds Bitters, Bitter Truth Celery
Instructions

Stir with ice and strain into a chilled champagne coupe. Garnish with a sprig or two of raw samphire.

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2017
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Creator
Andy at Proofcocktails.nl
Source reference

http://www.proofcocktails.nl/2018/10/26/the-selkies-tears/

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Up Jumped the Devil

1 oz Mezcal
1 oz Rhum Agricole
3⁄4 oz Cynar
1⁄4 oz Herbal liqueur, Green Chartreuse
2 ds Bitters, Bittermens Xocolatl Mole
Instructions

Stir with ice and strain into a rocks glass.

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Year
2018
Authenticity
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Creator
Frederic Yarm
Source reference

https://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2018/03/up-jumped-devil.html

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  • Made with Clément Blanc. Lots of strong taste but quite good.
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Fransos commented on 10/26/2018:

Is it blanc or aged agricole? Will definitely have an impact on the finished drink.  

Craig E commented on 10/26/2018:

The linked reference specs Clement Première Canne, a blanc.

yarm commented on 12/29/2024:

Influenced by the liqueur combination of Cure's Drink of Laughter & Forgetting. I created it in my head on the walk home from my bar shift on National Artichoke Day (yes, it's a real holiday).

Smoke on the beach

1 1⁄2 oz Speyside Scotch
3⁄4 oz Sweet Marsala, Florio
3⁄4 oz Orange juice
2 ds Grapefruit bitters
Instructions

Shake and pour into chilled cocktail glass.

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Funky Kong

1 oz Barbados Rum, Plantation 5 Year
1⁄2 oz Jamaican rum (I used Doctor Bird's. The funkier the better.)
1⁄2 oz Islay Scotch, Laphroaig
3⁄4 oz Lime juice
3⁄4 oz Crème de Banane, Tempus Fugit
1⁄4 oz Fernet Vallet
1 t Falernum, Velvet Falernum
1 pn Salt
Instructions

Toss everything into a shaker with ice and shake thoroughly. Serve in a tall tiki glass over ice with a straw,

Notes

You can tweak the spirit ratios to your preferences. I tend to pour a little heavy on the Rums and a little light on the Scotch.

History

I noticed that all three of these spirits (Plantation 5-Year, Doctor Bird, Laphroaig) had interesting, unique banana flavors, so I wanted to come up with a cocktail that tied together and highlighted those delicious tropical qualities. After a few failed attempts, I got the cocktail's balance just right. The Funky Kong was born.

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San Francisco

1 oz Sloe gin
1 oz Sweet vermouth
1 oz Dry vermouth
2 ds Bitters, Angostura
2 ds Orange bitters
Instructions

Stir. Up. No garnish.

Notes

Original calls for 1 dash each of Angostura and orange bitters, and a cherry garnish. The recipe I first saw uses 2 dashes of each, which I think adds to the complexity of the drink.

History

Originally in the Cafe Royal Cocktail Book from 1937.

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1937
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Source reference

https://thebolditalic.com/so-there-s-a-san-francisco-cocktail-the-bold-…

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Ru-Pear

1 1⁄2 oz Vodka
1 oz Pear liqueur, Merlet
3⁄4 oz Lime juice
Instructions

Shake over ice. Double strain in chilled cocktail glass.

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Hallowed Tea Thy Name

1 part Egg white
2 oz Gin, Malfy (Malfy con limone)
1⁄2 oz Aperol
1⁄2 oz Cinnamon syrup (Cinnamon and black tea syrup)
1⁄4 oz Amaro, Vecchio Amaro del Capo
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
2 ds Bitters, Fee Brothers Orange
1 pn Smoked Salt
5 spg Mint
Instructions

Dry Shake all ingredients, then shake over ice. Double strain into chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with bitters and mint

Notes

Cinnamon and black tea syrup: 2:1 syrup with cinnamon sticks (1 quart sugar, .5 quart water to 5 sticks cinnamon). Steep black tea (I used Kentucky bourbon black tea) for 2 minutes while syrup is still hot.

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Cucumber, Salt & Smoke

1 sli Cucumber (1" slice, chopped)
1 oz Pisco
1 oz Mezcal
1 oz Lemon juice
1 oz Simple syrup
1 pn Salt
1 Egg white
3 dr Peychaud's Bitters (as garnish)
Instructions

Muddle cucumber, add other ingredients, dry shake, shake with ice, double strain into coupe, dot with bitters.

Notes

Foregoing the egg white (and dry shake) is an option.

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2012
Authenticity
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Creator
Linden Pride, Food & Wine
Source reference

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Somewhere in Time

1 oz Gin, Nikka
1 oz Sweet Marsala, Florio
1 oz Amaro (Greenbar Grand Hops)
1 twst Orange peel (As garnish)
1 twst Grapefruit peel (As garnish)
Instructions

Stir and pour into chilled cocktail glass or over a large rock. Express peels and garnish.

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Year
2018
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Creator
Jesse Medlong
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