Evening Tea

1 oz Speyside Scotch, Aberlour 12
1 oz Islay Scotch, Bowmore 12
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
1⁄2 oz Tangerine juice
1⁄2 oz Earl Grey Tea Syrup (Earl Grey Creme Tea)
1⁄2 oz Bigallet China-China
1⁄2 oz Egg white
1 twst Orange peel
Instructions

Dry shake, wet shake, strain into an old fashioned glass on the rocks. Garnish with an orange peel.

Notes

For the Earl Grey Creme Tea Syrup, bring one cup of water to a boil, turn off heat and let sit for 30-60 seconds to bring temperature down to just below boiling, add 4 tablespoons of loose leaf Earl Grey Creme tea, let steep for 5 minutes, strain tea, add one cup sugar, stir to dissolve. Let cool for an hour and bottle. Optionally add a teaspoon of high proof vodka to help preserve the syrup.

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Year
2014
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Fly Swatter

1 1⁄2 oz Bourbon, Old Weller Antique 107
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
3⁄4 oz Ruby Port, Sandeman
1⁄2 oz Allspice Dram
1⁄2 oz Ginger liqueur, Domaine de Canton
1 Ginger (Nickel-sized slice, as garnish)
1 Blackberry (As garnish)
Instructions

Shake with ice; strain into chilled coupé. Garnish.

Notes

Assemble garnishes on a cocktail pick. I used house-made dram, but the commercial stuff, e.g., St. Elizabeth's, is just fine.

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Year
2017
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Creator
Chris J. Zähller
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4 stars
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  • I had some leftover ginger from making anise-scented short ribs & built this recipe around it. Originally an aromatic cocktail, it needed some acid to balance the sweetness — hence the lemon juice.
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Biff Malibu commented on 2/13/2023:

Needs a bit of tweaking: start with reducing lemon juice to 0.5 oz, then Allspice Dram to 0.25 oz, if necessary.

Mexican Razor Blade

2 sli Cucumber
2 oz Tequila (or mezcal)
1 oz Lime juice
3⁄4 oz Simple syrup
1 sli Cucumber (as garnish)
1 pn Cayenne pepper (as garnish)
Instructions

Shake with 2 small cuke slices, strain, up, garnish with floating cuke slice with powdered chile sprinkled on top.

Notes

Piquín chile also suggested, and Greenbaum notes that agave or honey sweeteners work well as subs, and fresh chiles or strawberries can be thrown in.

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Creator
Dan Greenbaum, Attaboy, New York, New York (USA)
Source reference

http://punchdrink.com/recipes/mexican-razor-blade/

Curator rating
5 stars
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4.5 stars
(13 ratings)
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coquina commented on 4/07/2020:

Simple and refreshing! Next time I will probably use just a bit less lime, and muddle the cucumber so that its flavor is more evident.

The Claymore

1 1⁄2 oz Jamaican rum, Myers's Dark
1 oz Drambuie (or Glayva)
2 oz Lemon juice
1⁄2 oz Simple syrup (1:1)
2 ds Bitters, Angostura Orange
Instructions

Blend with half a cup of crushed ice. Pour into chilled DOF glass.

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Year
2017
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Creator
Andy Aitken of proofcocktails.nl
Source reference

http://www.proofcocktails.nl/2017/08/25/the-claymore/

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4.5 stars
(9 ratings)
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  • Used 2 dashes Angostura Aromatic bitters and 2 dashes Reagans — ★★★★
  • I was skeptical with all that lemon but it balanced out well. Drambuie with dark rum also seemed unusual but again, it worked!
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Cara A commented on 10/27/2022:

Made this with juice of Meyer lemons — delicious 💚

Gent's Night

1 1⁄2 oz Bourbon, Bulleit
3⁄4 oz Orange liqueur, Grand Marnier
2 ds Chocolate extract
1⁄2 oz Stout Reduction
Instructions

Build dry, stir with ice. Double strain into chilled Martini glass.
Garnish orange wheel

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Year
2017
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Your original creation
Creator
Nick Harris, Rishi Sushi, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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Zachary Pearson commented on 8/24/2017:

A couple of questions for you: is that a homemade chocolate extract, and If not, is there a brand you like? Can you provide a recipe or some guidelines for the stout reduction?  Thanks,  Zachary

Spanish Shawl

1 1⁄2 oz Gin
3⁄4 oz Elderflower liqueur, St. Germain
3⁄4 oz Cucumber juice
1⁄2 oz Dry vermouth, Dolin
1⁄4 oz Lime juice
Instructions

Shake, strain, up

Notes

Name of drink refers to spanish vermouth used at the Durham Hotel Restaurant

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Year
2017
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4.5 stars
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  • Wow! The cucumber juice is spectacular and the rest of the drink supports it beautifully. I made with Bombay but this drink is screaming for Hendricks.
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Zachary Pearson commented on 8/29/2017:

Your note mentions Spanish vermouth but Dolin is French... if you need to change the brand of vermouth, let me know and I'll fix it. Thanks,  Zachary

drdug commented on 6/25/2022:

This is a perennial favorite. I’m able to get Atxa, a Spanish dry vermouth locally. Tried to edit the recipe but this brand wasn’t recognized and wouldn’t save. Agree with other commentators the Hendricks is my favorite gin for this cocktail!

Between the Leaves

1 oz Apple brandy (Fine Calvados)
1 oz Barbados Rum, Mount Gay (Eclipse)
1 oz Elderflower liqueur, St. Germain
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
3 sli Apple
Instructions

Shake over ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with an apple fan.

History

Autumnal riff on a Between the Sheets. Previously named 'Without the Sheets'.

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Year
2017
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Your original creation
Creator
Benjamin Talbot
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Average rating
4 stars
(11 ratings)
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  • Reduce Saint Germain to 0.75 oz.
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Mosquitera

1 oz Blanco tequila
1 1⁄2 oz Aromatized wine, Cocchi Americano
1⁄2 oz Lime juice
1 spg Rosemary
1 1⁄2 oz Soda water
1 spg Rosemary (as garnish)
1 sli Lime (wheel, as garnish)
Instructions

Shake all but soda, stain, highball, add soda, stir gently, garnish.

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Year
2017
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Creator
Benjamin Talbot
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5 stars
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Death and Taxes

1 1⁄2 oz Bourbon, Maker's Mark
1⁄4 oz Dry Raspberry Brandy (raspberry eau de vie)
1⁄4 oz Herbal liqueur, Yellow Chartreuse
1⁄2 oz Lemon juice
3⁄4 oz Raspberry syrup (1:1)
1 ds Absinthe
1 oz Egg white (one medium)
1 twst Lemon
Instructions

Shake with ice and strain into a chilled coupe. Express a lemon twist over the drink and garnish.

Notes

Reformulated in early 2024 to be structured more like a classic Whiskey Sour. The original version was created early on in my journey into mixed drinks and was unbalanced, too small, and made use of sub-par ingredients (Chambord).

I recommend a barely-legal rye and cold-process raspberry syrup. Without the sharpness in the latter this can risk being too sweet.

History

Inspired by the appearance of the quote in a letter from Benjamin Franklin to Jean-Baptiste Le Roy, I wanted to bring together American and French ingredients.

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Year
2017
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Creator
Benjamin Talbot
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  • Working through the absinthe float is a good experience.
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The Black Spot

1 oz Rum, Cruzan Blackstrap
1 oz Jamaican rum
3⁄4 oz Coffee liqueur (Mr. Black)
1⁄4 oz Islay Scotch, Laphroaig
1⁄4 oz Rich demerara syrup 2:1
3 ds Orange bitters, Regans' orange bitters
Instructions

Use Laphroaig to rinse a chilled old-fashioned glass. Do not discard. Stir other ingredients over ice and strain into glass.

Yields Drink
Year
2016
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Your original creation
Creator
Benjamin Talbot
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Not yet rated
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4 stars
(8 ratings)
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