American Beauty

3⁄4 oz Cognac
3⁄4 oz Dry vermouth
3⁄4 oz Orange juice
1⁄2 oz Ruby Port
2 ds Grenadine
1 ds Green Crème de Menthe
Instructions

Combine all ingredients except the port, shake with ice, strain. Garnish with a rose petal.

Notes

Recipe is written as published; I prefer to use Tawny Port though the drink loses some of its red color

History

In The Savoy, this is a 1/4 part drink: OJ, Grenadine, French Vermouth, Brandy, with a dash of creme de menthe and a "little port wine" to top.

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Year
1930
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
The Savoy Hotel
Source reference

Essential Cocktail, Dale DeGroff, The Savoy Cocktail Book, pg 20

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Curated this slightly - This appears in Embury and in the Savoy. It has the feel of a Prohibition-era drink: sweet, with a lot of orange juice. I can't wrap my brain around OJ, and Port and creme de menthe...  Thanks,  Zachary

It is a bit sweet as written but using just squeezed fresh OJ, homemade grendadine and tawny port moderates the sweetness to a good degree.

D'Artagnan

1 1⁄2 oz Armagnac
3⁄4 oz Madeira, Blandy's Malmsey 5 Year
3⁄4 oz Lime juice
1⁄2 oz Maple syrup
1 ds Bitters (optional)
Instructions

Shake, strain, up.

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2015
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Rafa García Febles, NYC.
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3⁄4 oz Amaro Nonino
1⁄2 oz Orange liqueur, Grand Marnier
1⁄4 oz Allspice Dram, St. Elizabeth
2 ds Orange bitters
1 lf Sage
Instructions

Stir with ice and strain into a chilled coupe. Garnish with the sage leaf.

History

Created by Chris Ekas to be paired with a dinner special (Duck Confit with spiced orange marmalade over pumpkin seed pesto root vegetable stew) at Casper Fry.

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1 oz Genever, Old Simon
1⁄2 oz Santa Maria al Monte
1⁄4 oz Demerara syrup
2 ds Bitters, Angostura
1 pn Nutmeg (as garnish)
Instructions

Stir, strain, one big rock, garnish.

Notes

I suppose this is closer to a Toronto Cocktail than most things on Earth.

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Year
2015
Authenticity
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Creator
Yvonne's, Boston, MA.
Source reference

http://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2015/10/yvonnes-toronto.html

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Instructions

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Notes

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Source reference

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Instructions

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