Havana Swizzle

3 lf Mint
2 oz Rum, Havana Club 7
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
1⁄4 oz Licor 43
Instructions

Build in Mojito style glass, add crushed ice & swizzle. Add more ice & top with bitters. Garnish with mint sprig.

History

I was sick of people ordering mojitos and wanted to offer something more complex that could appeal to them. I ended with this recipe which works quite well.

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Creator
Thierry Vandevelde
La 25ème Heure
Soignies
Belgium
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3 stars
(5 ratings)
From other users
  • I love the concept - half mojito, half swizzle. I think it needs a bit of sweet.
  • A bit generic. Spicy and lemony. A little more sweetener of some kind wouldn't be out of place in this drink. — ★★★★
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Maurice

1 1⁄2 oz Rye, Rittenhouse
3⁄4 oz Aromatized wine, Cocchi Americano
1⁄2 oz Amère Sauvage
Instructions

Stir; strain; up.

Notes

A sweet boozy Manhattan with a bitter edge.

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Creator
St. John Frizell, Fort Defiance, Brooklyn, New York (USA)
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4 stars
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Spritzcarraldo

1 1⁄2 oz Aromatized wine, Cocchi Americano
1⁄2 oz Barbados Rum, Plantation 5 Year (strawberry-infused)
Instructions

Build in a wine glass over ice, serve with straw, garnish lavishly.

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Year
2017
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Rafa García Febles, NYC.
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5 stars
(1 rating)
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Poolside in Italy

Instructions

Highball glass, add ice, seltzer

History

Amor y Amargo, NYC

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?
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Creator
Sother Teague
Source reference

Tasting Table, 09 March 2017

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3 stars
(5 ratings)
From other users
  • Refreshing and easy. And uses up those extra grapefruits
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Walking on Sunshine

3 oz Aromatized wine, Lillet Blanc
1 oz Gin, Hendrick's
1 twst Orange peel (as garnish)
Instructions

Stir and strain over fresh ice in a double Old Fashioned glass.

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Elsbeth L. Walker, Amherst, MA
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3.5 stars
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  • Tastes like Lillet. ;)
  • Of all the cocktails I have experimented with, this is my daughter's all time favorite.
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Ectoplasm Cooler

2 oz Citrus vodka, St. George
1⁄4 wdg Kiwi (peeled)
Instructions

Muddle kiwi, add remaining ingredients, shake and fine strain into a coupe.

Notes

These recipes with muddled fruit work much better with a Boston Shaker and a four prong strainer, and a mesh strainer below as you pour into the glass. A capped cocktail strainer will clog. The fine strainer is essential to catch the (abundant) Kiwi seeds.

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Jenny Schwartz / Hopscotch Tavern / Oakland, CA
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  • a little bit tart
  • The color and taste are both vibrant and fresh. This may run a tad sweet for some. For those I would recommend cutting back on the simple.
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We hesitate to publish a recipe like this. It features flavored vodka (strike one), simple fruit flavors (strike two), and a sweet (but not super-sweet) balance (foul ball). But St George published this for their vodka and we respect St George. Plus we haven't made it so we don't know really what it's like.


This seems like a perfectly respectable drink, especially if you cut the simple a bit. I don't know any cocktail bartenders who would dismiss this out of hand.


I have to agree with Rafa. See nothing wrong here. A well made vodka paired with fresh juice, simple and a bit of kiwi. What's not to love?


As a curator here, I'd like to share my thoughts about this drink and why I really was on the fence about approving it. There are multiple issues here. First, it is meant to mimic a kid's juice box (Hi-C's Ecto Cooler). Second, it's about as basic of a drink as you can really get. It's a slightly modified Lemon Drop with better vodka - the other drinks at the link don't inspire a lot of confidence. On the plus side, the drink comes from a professional bartender (her name is Jenny, not Jerry though) and it uses what is really a very good quality spirit, though it's one that usually throws up a red flag for me. On the negative side, it's pretty basic, it's a very slightly modified version of a 'dark ages' classic, it violates a couple of points of the Style Guidelines and it's designed to appeal to the sensibilities of someone who never figured out that an adult cocktail shouldn't taste like an 8 year old's after school drink.  Thanks,  Zachary



Made it to use up some citron vodka and put a dash of agave syrup in to keep the sweetness down and a bit more subtle and it's fine as a quick drink after work 

 


Soveral

1 1⁄2 oz Bourbon
3⁄4 oz Madeira, Broadbent Rainwater Medium Dry
3⁄4 oz Cynar
1 twst Grapefruit peel (as garnish)
Instructions

Stir, strain, up, twist.

History

Named after Luís Pinto de Soveral, Portuguese ambassador to London at the turn of the 20th century, who was known as a bon vivant and man about town.

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Year
2017
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Your original creation
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Average rating
3.5 stars
(4 ratings)
From other users
  • 3 - 4. Not bad.
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Christmas Island

2 oz Cream of coconut, Coco López
1 oz Falernum
1⁄2 oz Lime juice
Instructions

Blend with crushed ice for five seconds and then pour into a cocktail glass. Garnished with a spent lime shell, and a candy cane

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Unknown
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San Diego, California
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4 stars
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Blush Response

2 oz Bourbon
1⁄2 oz Crème Yvette
1⁄4 Nectarine
Instructions

Muddle the 1/4 of a nectarine (white) and the strawberry with the bitters. Add liquids and shake with ice. Double strain into a coupé.

History

I'm still trying to find worthwhile uses for Creme Yvette.

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Year
2017
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Micah Stupak
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2 stars
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Bitter Southerner #2

1⁄2 oz Lime juice
1⁄2 oz Cane syrup (diluted 1:1 with water)
1 bsp Pastis, Herbsaint
1 pn Salt (garnish)
Instructions

Shake without tonic water, strain, Collins glass, rocks, float tonic, garnish.

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ca. 2015
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Creator
Greg Best, Holeman & Finch Public House/Ticonderoga Club, Atlanta, GA
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