Missionary's Downfall (Don the Beachcomber)

1 oz Light rum, Flor de Caña Dry 4
1⁄2 oz Peach liqueur, Rothman & Winter
1 oz Honey syrup (Equal parts honey and hot water)
1⁄2 oz Lime juice
2 oz Pineapple (diced fresh fruit, will be pureed)
2 oz Mint (by volume, packed, will be pureed)
6 oz Crushed ice
1 spg Mint (garnish)
Instructions

Blend high-speed 20 seconds to finely chop pineapple and mint. Serve in a glass vessel to show off the colour, garnished with a spring of fresh mint and maybe a pineapple leaf.

History

Served in Don the Beachcomber's tiki restaurants in the 1940s. Recipe preserved by bartender Hank Riddle.

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Matt Hucke
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Year
1940
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Don the Beachcomber
Source reference

Beachbum Berry Remixed

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  • SC p39 version (called Aku Aku) is with 1oz lime, scant 1/2 2:1 demerara syrup - good tart - sweet balance — ★★★★
  • Pretty good for me.
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Tiquirí

1 oz Rum, Havana Club 7
1 oz Light rum, Plantation 3 Star
1 oz Lime juice
3⁄4 oz Vanilla syrup (see note)
1 sli Lime (dipped in cane sugar, for garnish)
Instructions

Shake with large ice cubes for at least 20 seconds. Pour entire contents of the shaker, pulp and all, into a mule mug. Garnish with a thin fresh lime wheel dipped in cane sugar. (Or double-strain into a chilled coupe, if you absolutely must — but this drink is meant to last for a while on a hot day, not look pretty.)

Notes

For the vanilla cane syrup, combine 2 cups of cane sugar with 1 cup of boiling water and one split vanilla bean, simmer for 15 min, strain into sterilized bottle while hot, add 1–2 teaspoons of vodka for longer shelf life.

History

A variant on the classical daiquirí, with some Tiki inspirations. The presentation is meant to allow for slow sipping on a hot day.

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Year
2017
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Christian Thalmann
Source reference

Proportions based on Pietro Collina's Daiquirí: http://punchdrink.com/recipes/pietro-collinas-daiquiri/

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Havana Swizzle

3 lf Mint
2 oz Rum, Havana Club 7
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
1⁄4 oz Triple sec, Cointreau
1⁄4 oz Licor 43
1⁄4 oz Allspice Dram, Bitter Truth
1 ds Bitters, Angostura
1 ds Bitters, Bitter Truth Creole
1 ds Peychaud's Bitters
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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Your original creation
Creator
Thierry Vandevelde
La 25ème Heure
Soignies
Belgium
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3 stars
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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
1⁄4 oz Sweet vermouth, Carpano Antica Formula
Instructions

Stir; strain; up.

Notes

A sweet boozy Manhattan with a bitter edge.

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Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
St. John Frizell, Fort Defiance, Brooklyn, New York (USA)
Source reference

http://spirits.bittermens.com/product/gentiane/

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Spritzcarraldo

1 1⁄2 oz Aromatized wine, Cocchi Americano
1⁄2 oz Barbados Rum, Plantation 5 Year (strawberry-infused)
3 oz Tonic water, Fever Tree
1 oz Sparkling white wine
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

1 oz Cynar
1 oz Dark rum
1 oz Grapefruit juice
3 oz Seltzer water
Instructions

Highball glass, add ice, seltzer

History

Amor y Amargo, NYC

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Year
?
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Sother Teague
Source reference

Tasting Table, 09 March 2017

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3 stars
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  • 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
1⁄4 oz Orange liqueur, Mathilde Orange XO
1 twst Orange peel (as garnish)
Instructions

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

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Creator
Elsbeth L. Walker, Amherst, MA
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3.5 stars
(12 ratings)
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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 oz Lemon juice
1 oz Simple syrup
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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Authentic recipe
Creator
Jenny Schwartz / Hopscotch Tavern / Oakland, CA
Source reference

http://www.stgeorgespirits.com/cocktails-featuring/vodka/california-cit…

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(3 ratings)
From other users
  • 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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Kindred Cocktails commented on 7/05/2017:

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.

DrunkLab commented on 7/06/2017:

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.

Fransos commented on 7/06/2017:

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?

Zachary Pearson commented on 7/06/2017:

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

KushCus commented on 2/23/2018:

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
Authenticity
Your original creation
Curator rating
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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 Don's Mix, B.G. Reynolds
1 oz Falernum
2 oz Jamaican rum, Coruba
1⁄2 oz Lime juice
2 ds Bitters, Angostura
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
Creator
San Diego, California
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4 stars
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  • Orange Spice and Lemon Pepper bitters can both be used instead of Angostura.
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