Purple Rain

1 1⁄2 oz Bourbon, Wild Turkey 101
3⁄4 oz Sweet vermouth, Dolin (Red)
3⁄4 oz Blackberry liqueur (Cartron)
3⁄4 oz Beet juice
1⁄2 oz Lemon juice
1 ds Bitters, Angostura
1 ds Bitters, Fee Brothers Cranberry
Instructions

Shake & double strain. Garnish with a blackberry.

Notes

Great interaction between all the ingredients. Raise the amount of bourbon if your bourbon is not strong enough.

History

This cocktail was created when Prince passed away.

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Creator
Thierry Vandevelde
La 25ème Heure, Soignies, Belgium
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Opium

3⁄4 oz Batavia Arrack
3⁄4 oz Cognac, Pierre Ferrand 1840
3⁄4 oz Sake
3⁄4 oz Bénédictine
1 ds Bitters, Angostura
Instructions

Stir & Strain. Garnish with an orange twist (must !).

Notes

"Everything one does in life, even love, occurs in an express train racing toward death. To smoke opium is to get out of the train while it is still moving. It is to concern oneself with something other than life or death." Jean Cocteau

History

Created for a Jean Cocteau event.

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Thierry Vandevelde
La 25ème Heure, Soignies, Belgium
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  • not tried yet
  • Probably more interesting a drink than it is a truly excellent one.
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Flitcraft

2 oz Apple brandy, Lairds 100 proof
1 oz Salers Gentiane
1⁄2 oz Apricot liqueur, Rothman & Winter Orchard Apricot
2 ds Peach bitters
Instructions

Stir with ice, strain, serve up in a coupe

Notes

Used our housemade peach bitters, which lean in an orange/cinnamon direction

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  • Used dash each apple and Regan’s bitters. Apple cinnamon nose, fruity, then chocolate finish.
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Papillon

1 oz Guatemalan rum, Zacapa
1 oz Armagnac (Could substitute Cognac)
1⁄4 oz Triple sec, Cointreau
1⁄4 oz Coffee liqueur, Tia maria
1 rinse Herbal liqueur, Pernod
1 twst Lemon peel (as garnish)
Instructions

Rinse glass w/ Pernod. Shake, strain, garnish.

Notes

Inspired by the movie w/ Steve McQueen.

History

Made this for friends at Superbowl party '14.

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Year
2015
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Creator
Scott Morrell Boise, Idaho USA
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Time Release

1 1⁄2 oz Gin (dry)
1⁄4 oz Herbal liqueur, Yellow Chartreuse
1⁄2 oz Sloe gin
1 oz White port
Instructions

Stir, strain, up. Garnish with a cherry.

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Creator
Julia Momose, GreenRiver, Chicago
Source reference

http://imbibemagazine.com/green-river-cocktail-time-release/

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noksagt commented on 1/29/2017:

Source calls for a dry gin, rather than juniper forward. I made this with botanist, which is likely too much juniper. Might make again with something a bit more subtle.

Mexican Velvet

1 3⁄4 oz Reposado Tequila
2 t Mezcal
1 t Falernum (can be used as rinse)
1 oz Lime juice
3⁄4 oz Pineapple syrup
Instructions

Shake, strain, coupe.

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Year
ca 2012
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Jessica Maria, Hotsy Totsy, Albany, CA
Source reference

http://imbibemagazine.com/mexican-velvet-recipe/

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J.S-g. commented on 1/14/2017:

Substituted the pineapple syrup for passion fruit syrup and 1 oz of the tequila for mezcal, which made for a very tasty beverage. Might try the original too, sometime. Thanks. 

De Rigueur 2

1 1⁄2 oz Bourbon (Bonded; or Sub Scotch (Famous Grouse or Chivas work))
1 oz Grapefruit juice
1⁄2 oz Honey syrup (1:1 honey and water, boil and reduce)
1⁄2 bsp Scotch, Lagavulin 16 (can sub Laphraoig or other smoky Scotch)
1⁄2 bsp Scotch, Balvenie 12 Doublewood
Instructions

Combine all ingredients in shaker with ice. Shake, strain into coup or martini glass. Double strain if using fresh grapefruit juice.

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Roosevelt Room, Austin, TX
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Sentimental Fool

2 oz Rye, Redemption
2 oz Salers Gentiane
1⁄4 oz Peach liqueur, Rothman & Winter
1 sli Lemon
Instructions

Build in rocks glass over a big cube

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Year
2017
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Your original creation
Creator
Heidi Schmidt
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Deauville

3⁄4 oz Apple brandy
3⁄4 oz Brandy
3⁄4 oz Triple sec
1⁄2 oz Lemon juice
Instructions

Shake, strain, cocktail glass. Optional lemon peel garnish.

Notes

Ratios given per reddit NCOTW. In the Savoy, this is equal parts.

History

"Deauville is a commune of the Calvados département, in the Basse-Normandie région, in France. With its racecourse, harbour, marinas, conference center, villas, Grand Casino and sumptuous hotels, Deauville is regarded as the queen of the Norman beaches."

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Year
1920
Authenticity
Altered recipe
Creator
Harry Craddock, Savoy, 1930
Source reference

https://www.reddit.com/r/cocktails/comments/22mgqx/not_cocktail_of_the_…

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Cure for Pain

1 1⁄2 oz Rye, Rittenhouse 100
1⁄2 oz Bourbon
1⁄2 oz Tawny port
1⁄2 oz Sweet vermouth, Carpano Antica Formula
1 t Campari
1 t White Crème de Cacao, Marie Brizard
1 twst Orange peel
Instructions

Stir over ice, strain and garnish wth orange twist

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Unknown
Source reference

Death & Co.

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Artur B commented on 1/12/2024:

Less Cacao, more Campari and its fine. Port and Antica kind of lost though.

Fransos commented on 1/13/2024:

Should be noted that the original recipe calls for George T. Stagg Bourbon, and that the creator of the drink is Brian Miller.

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