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Perfect Dark

1 3⁄4 oz Blended rum (see note)
1⁄2 oz Oloroso sherry
1⁄2 oz Ginger syrup
1⁄4 oz Demerara syrup (1:1)
1⁄2 oz Lime juice
2 ds Pimento bitters
1 oz Ginger beer (or ginger-molasses switchel)
Instructions

Shake, strain over one big rock, topping with ginger beer, and garnish with freshly grated nutmeg dusted on a lime wheel.

Notes

House black rum blend is two parts Barbancourt 8 (or another light-bodied well-aged rum) to one part each Smith & Cross and Cruzan blackstrap.

Yields Drink
Year
2017
Authenticity
Altered recipe
Creator
Rafa García Febles, NYC.
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4 stars
(1 rating)
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Aura

1 oz Gin, The Botanist
1⁄2 oz Tawny port
1⁄4 oz Dry vermouth, Dolin
1⁄4 oz Absinthe, Kübler
1⁄2 oz Lemon juice
2 bsp Fine sugar (vanilla)
Instructions

Muddle the raspberries in the shaker with the sugar. Shake all ingredients except bitters without ice. Give it another shake with ice. Strain into a coupé. Garnish with a couple drops of bitters.

I think sweetness could be tweaked to taste. Maybe slightly more or less sugar.

Notes

Vanilla sugar: I split half a vanilla bean and put it in to 8 ounces of superfine sugar and let it sit for a week or so (honestly, I don't take the vanilla out).

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Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Micah Stupak
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4 stars
(2 ratings)
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  • Complex and fruity, sour but not extremely so.
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Here's To Yu Julep

1 1⁄2 oz Gin
1 1⁄2 oz Dry vermouth
1 t Yuzu syrup
2 spg Mint (as garnish)
1 ds Yuzu bitters (+1 for aromatic spritz, on mint)
Instructions

Build in a julep cup, topping with crushed ice, garnish with woken and yuzu bitters-aromatized mint, nestle a straw inside the mint.

Yields Drink
Year
2017
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Rafa García Febles, NYC.
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Crimson & Clover

1 1⁄4 oz Gin
1⁄2 oz Dry vermouth
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
1⁄2 oz Egg white
Instructions

Shake, dry shake, add sparkling wine, strain into a fizz glass.

Yields Drink
Year
2017
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Rafa García Febles, NYC.
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That Voodoo That Yuzu

1⁄2 oz Strega
1⁄2 oz Rye, Rittenhouse 100
1 oz Yuzu juice
1 oz Pineapple juice (Caramelized)
3 ds Passion fruit bitters
Instructions

Shake, strain, double rocks, crushed ice. Garnish with a pineapple leaf and wedge.

Notes

West Coast Semi-finalist picked entry for the 2017 Liquor.com Bartender of the Year competition.

Yields Drink
Year
2017
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Scott Diaz, Seattle, WA
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4 stars
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Navy Proof

1 oz Navy strength gin
1 oz Aromatized wine, Cocchi Americano
1⁄2 oz Campari
1⁄4 oz Lime juice
1⁄4 oz Simple syrup (lemon oleo saccharum)
Instructions

Stir, strain over one big rock, garnish with a floated lime wheel.

Notes

You can substitute a half ounce of a homemade lime cordial or sherbet for the lime juice and simple.

Yields Drink
Year
2017
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Rafa García Febles, NYC.
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Average rating
3.5 stars
(6 ratings)
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  • This was surprisingly delicious. It's light - the botanicals and spiciness come out of the gin and cocchi americano nicely. I aded some fresh rosemary to finish it off to kick up the aromatics a little.
  • Ben
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Is You Fizz Or Is You Ain't

1 1⁄4 oz Fernet Branca
3⁄4 oz Lime juice
1⁄2 oz Orgeat
1⁄2 oz Ginger syrup
1⁄2 oz Egg white
2 oz Club soda
1 pn Nutmeg (as garnish)
Instructions

Shake all but soda, dry shake, strain over soda, garnish, serve with straw.

Yields Drink
Year
2017
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Rafa García Febles, NYC.
Curator rating
Not yet rated
Average rating
3 stars
(1 rating)
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  • Great texture! The Fernet and ginger syrup completely clobber the orgeat.
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Frank's Cocktail

1 1⁄2 oz Cognac (Wondrich recommends Pierre Ferrand Ambre or Hine Rare)
1 1⁄2 oz White port
1 t Maraschino Liqueur (or grenadine; see history)
1 twst Lemon peel (as garnish)
Instructions

Stir, strain, up, twist.

History

The original recipe, printed in Newman's book American Bar in 1900, called for grenadine, but an amendment in 1904 changed that to Maraschino liqueur.

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Year
1900
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Frank Philip Newman
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Friûl Libar

1 1⁄2 oz Amaro Nonino
1⁄2 oz Navy strength gin
1⁄2 oz Lemon juice
1⁄4 oz Demerara syrup
1 twst Lemon peel
Instructions

Shake; strain; up; garnish.

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Creator
Justin Elliot, Qui, Austin, Texas (USA)
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  • Amaro nonino
  • Made it with Beefeater 24. Bright up front, dark bitter finish; intriguing drink. Resembles a Last Word in effect.
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Jimmy Gatz

Instructions

Combine all ingredients in a shaker with ice and shake vigorously. Serve over fresh ice in an old fashioned glass

Notes

Also nice with smoked orange bitters.

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Year
2016
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Rob Atherton
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3.5 stars
(8 ratings)
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  • 0.5 oz of simple syrup
  • just did sugar cube & water - need to do it right
  • Very dangerious drink. Cola like and really easy to drink. Only used 2cl of syrup.
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