Spring Rose

1 1⁄2 oz Gin, CH Distillery ("Key" gin)
1 oz Rhubarb syrup (2:1 simple syrup cooked on stovetop with 8 oz rhubarb)
1⁄2 oz Lime juice
4 lf Basil
1 lf Basil (ganish)
Instructions

Muddle 4 leaves basil slightly, add gin, lime and rhubarb in mixing glass. Stir with ice, strain into up glass. Garnish with smacked basil leaves.

Notes

Has a beautiful light pink color, a nice balance of sweet and tart.

History

Made this up with stuff I had growing - worked great!

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2017
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Mike Janowski, enthusiast
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  • Sweet (suprisingly not too sweet - although I used 1:1 syrup), soft and a very pretty drink with a light pink color and the basil garnish. Would be a crowd pleaser.
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Navy Fizz

1 1⁄2 oz Gin
1 sli Nectarine
2 spg Rosemary (one to muddle w nectarine, one for garnish)
3⁄4 oz Campari
3⁄4 oz Simple syrup
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
2 oz Soda water (to top)
Instructions

Muddle nectarine and rosemary with the simple, add remaining ingredients except soda. Shake, strain over fresh ice into a Collins glass, top with soda, garnish.

Notes

The result is a harmonious marriage of the nectarine and rosemary. The Campari and Gin add bitter and herbaceous notes, giving it backbone. Though the 3/4 simple may seem generous, the drink is definitely not overly sweet. NOTE: These recipes with muddled fruit work much better with a Boston Shaker and a four prong strainer, with a mesh strainer below as you pour into the glass. A capped cocktail strainer will clog.

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Year
2012
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Authentic recipe
Creator
Tom Macy, Back Forty, NYC
Source reference

http://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2012/08/navy-fizz-nectarine-gin-camp…

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  • refreshing, bright, citrus,
  • Delightful combination of sweet, bitter and herbaceous notes. Perfect refresher and great color to boot.
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Zachary Pearson commented on 6/23/2017:

Curated this - rewrote instructions to avoid copyright. Thanks,  Zachary

Shawn C commented on 7/09/2023:

(Note: The original Serious Eats recipe calls for 1/2 of a nectarine cut into slices, rather than 1 slice.) Less flavor than expected based on the ingredients, but I only used a single slice of nectarine per the current posted recipe. Pleasant, with some rosemary and mild Campari bitterness, but lacking punch. Not sweet, not sour.

Arrackiri

1 oz Batavia Arrack
1 oz Lime juice
1⁄2 oz Agave syrup
1⁄2 oz Herbal liqueur, Yellow Chartreuse
1⁄2 oz Mezcal
5 ds Bird's eye chile tincture
1 sli Cucumber (as garnish)
Instructions

Shake with ice, strain into a chilled coupe, garnish

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Damien Aries, Experimental Cocktail Club, Lower East Side, NYC
Source reference

Experimental Cocktail Book, p 137

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Strawberry Contessa

2 oz Gin, Plymouth (black peppercorn infused)
1⁄2 oz Amaro, Cappelletti Sfumato Rabarbaro
1⁄2 oz Honey syrup
1⁄2 oz Lemon juice
1 Strawberry (muddled)
Instructions

Remove the top from a strawberry, cut into quarters and muddle in a mixing tin / glass. Add the remaining ingredients; ice, shake and fine strain into a chilled coupe. Garnish with a few quick twists of black peppercorn from a pepper mill, and a few atomizer spritzes of 25 year old Pedro Ximenez sherry vinegar (or other high quality balsamic vinegar).

Notes

For the black peppercorn infused gin, add a tablespoon of black peppercorns to a 750ml bottle of gin. Infuse for 24 hours, strain and re-bottle.

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The Gordon

1 1⁄2 oz Cachaça, Leblon
1⁄4 oz Maraschino Liqueur, Maraska
1⁄2 oz Grenadine
1⁄8 oz Lime juice
2 ds Bitters, Angostura
Instructions

Shake all ingredients with ice then strain into a frozen coupe glass.

Notes

I much prefer Cachaca rather than rum.

History

Today I was experimenting with a Chinese Cocktail. Instead of using rum, I used Cachaca.

THEN, my friend Mike said, "instead of triple sec, use 1/8 oz Lime Juice." A brilliant suggestion !!!

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2017
Authenticity
Altered recipe
Creator
Mike Gordon
Source reference

The Chinese Cocktail I used as a basis:
http://www.drinksmixer.com/drink8866.html

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Sweet Tea-groni

3⁄4 oz Gin
3⁄4 oz Vodka, Deep Eddy Sweet Tea
3⁄4 oz Campari
3⁄4 oz Sweet vermouth, Cocchi Vermouth di Torino
1 twst Lemon peel (Garnish)
Instructions

Stir, strain, big rock. Twist & drop in.

Notes

This should NOT work as well as it does... Deep Eddy is a bit less sweet than other sweet tea vodkas.

History

A little too late for Negroni Week this year... Oh, well.

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2017
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Christopher Bevins, DFW, TX
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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
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Don the Beachcomber
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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 — ★★★★
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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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2017
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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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Thierry Vandevelde
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  • I love the concept - half mojito, half swizzle. I think it needs a bit of sweet.
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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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St. John Frizell, Fort Defiance, Brooklyn, New York (USA)
Source reference

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

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