Black Hook

2 oz Rye
1⁄2 oz Sweet vermouth, Carpano Punt e Mes
1⁄2 oz Averna
1⁄2 t Maraschino Liqueur, Luxardo
2 ds Bitters, Angostura
Instructions

Stir all ingredients together over ice. Serve straight up.

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Authenticity
Altered recipe
Creator
Posted on reddit
Source reference

http://reddit.com/r/cocktails/comments/41c6vx/the_black_hook/

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4 stars
(34 ratings)
From other users
  • Substituted juice/ jelly from non alcoholic cherries
  • Excellent cocktail! Balanced and boozy. Used Dickel Rye, Luxardo.
  • reduce luxardo to1/4 oz. Can use Ramazzotti if short on Averna
  • Fernet Branca can sub for Averna.
  • Lovely! I used CiaCiaro in place of Averna.
  • Rich and boozy. I prefer the Red Hook. — ★★★★
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Shawn C commented on 1/06/2023:

Used spec ingredients and quantities (Rittenhouse for Rye), stirred w/ice, then served in double rocks glass over a large clear cube. This is a very good riff on a Black Manhattan. Very dark, loads of flavor, semi-sweet but balanced by the bitters in the Averna and Punt e Mes. Baking spice from the Angostura rounds it out. (It would benefit if served with a Luxardo cherry.)

Veel Geluk

1 1⁄2 oz Genever
1 oz Raspberry liqueur, St. George
1 oz Lemon juice
1⁄2 oz Simple syrup
2 ds Lavender bitters
Instructions

Shake and strain into a coupe. Garnish with a lemon peel.

History

Veel Geluk, means ‘good luck’ in Dutch.

Yields Drink
Year
2015
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
"Angie" at the Binnys Lincoln Park tasting room in Chicago.
Source reference

https://www.binnys.com/blog/veel-geluk/

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2.5 stars
(3 ratings)
From other users
  • Could stand to cut back on the simple and lose a little sweetness.
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queenshaboo commented on 8/16/2017:

Subbed Creme Yvette. Reduced lemon to .5 oz. Omitted simple syrup.

Spiced Pimm's Cup

1 1⁄2 oz Pimm's No. 1 Cup
1⁄2 oz Amaro Nonino
1 oz Lemon juice
1⁄2 oz Simple syrup (Turbinado)
1 spl Ginger beer
Instructions

Shake all but the ginger beer with ice, strain into an ice-filled highball and top with ginger beer. Stir gently to combine and garnish with a dusting of grated cinnamon.

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Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Source reference

http://imbibemagazine.com/Spiced-Pimms-Cup-Recipe

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3.5 stars
(4 ratings)
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Northerly Drift

1 1⁄2 oz Blended Scotch, Johnnie Walker
1⁄2 oz Licor 43
1⁄2 oz Rum, Smith & Cross
1⁄2 oz Orange juice
1 bsp Maraschino Liqueur, Luxardo
Instructions

Stir with ice, rocks glass, big hunk o' ice. Cherry garnish.

History

I was mentally riffing on the Blood & Sand and the cherry ended up as more of a gesture.

Yields Drink
Year
2016
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Micah Stupak, Brooklyn, NY
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3.5 stars
(6 ratings)
From other users
  • Also works with 0.25 oz of Cointreau subbing in for the orange juice.
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Shawn C commented on 3/28/2023:

This turned out better than I expected, 3.5 out of 5. There is something here, although it is sweeter than I would like and holds it back. This was my first foray with Licor 43, and it is sweeter and less herbal than I anticipated, even the vanilla is muted although it comes through here. I wonder if Galliano might work better and add another dimension to the flavor? I didn't have Johnnie Walker, so I used Famous Grouse Scotch blended with 1/4 oz Islay to give the former some peat. The Smith & Cross rum is flavorful, but quite rich here. Appleton might be worth a try to reduce the overall sweetness. I was using a very small, perfectly-ripe, fresh-squeezed orange, so a bit of zest oil was helping.

Campfire Sling

2 oz Rye, Rittenhouse 100
1⁄4 oz Maple syrup
3 ds Chocolate bitters
1 twst Orange peel (flamed, as garnish)
Instructions

Stir with ice, serve over large ice cube.

Yields Drink
Year
2016
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Kevin Felker, Water Grill, LA
Source reference

http://imbibemagazine.com/campfire-sling-cocktail/

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4 stars
(3 ratings)
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Kindred Cocktails commented on 1/20/2016:

Curated to correct syrup from 1oz to 1/4oz as per source recipe. No need for diabetes.

November Witch

1 1⁄2 oz Rum, Smith & Cross (Hazelnut Infused)
1⁄4 oz Rich demerara syrup 2:1
4 oz Rooibos tea
3 T Whipped cream (With Peychaud's)
Instructions

Heat Rum and Demerara in "Bartender's Bain Marie" while charging mug with boiling water. Once warm dump out water and add rum and sugar, top with hot tea and a few dollops of whipped cream.

Notes

Must keep everything hot or else a tepid drink ensues.

Yields Drink
Year
2015
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Kyle Davidson, Blackbird, Chicago, IL, USA
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5 stars
(2 ratings)
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Thin White Duke

1 1⁄2 oz Gin
1⁄2 oz Ginger liqueur, Domaine de Canton
1⁄2 oz Pamplemousse Rose
1 ds Lime bitters
2 oz Cava (or similar)
1 twst Lime peel (long spiral)
Instructions

Stir all but Cava with ice, strain into flute, top with Cava & garnish.

History

RIP David Bowie

Yields Drink
Year
2016
Authenticity
Your original creation
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Average rating
3.5 stars
(3 ratings)
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Golden Beautiful

2 oz Tequila, Siete Leguas Reposado
1⁄4 oz Campari
3⁄4 oz Lime juice
1⁄2 oz Vanilla syrup
1⁄4 oz Passion fruit syrup
1⁄2 oz Club soda
1 Lime zest (grated, as garnish)
Instructions

Short shake (except the club soda), then strain into a snifter over one large ice cube. Top with the club soda. Garnish with a fine grating of lime zest.

Yields Drink
Year
2009
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Thomas Waugh
Source reference

Death & Co cocktail book, p.184

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4.5 stars
(19 ratings)
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  • Green lime zest against the pink drink was lovely. But the drink was not particularly special. — ★★★
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O Negative

1 oz Bitters, Angostura
1 oz Rye
3⁄4 oz Simple syrup
1 ds Absinthe
1 twst Orange peel (as garnish)
Instructions

Stir, strain, big rock, twist.

Notes

Adjust the amount of simple to your liking, but I find that a good amount helps control the astringency of the bitters while allowing the bitterness and deep spice notes to come through.

Yields Drink
Year
2015
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Rafa García Febles, NYC.
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Average rating
4 stars
(8 ratings)
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This is the third in a series on Bourbon by Zach Pearson. Read them all: Bourbon, Bourbon After the Act, Bourbon: What it is ... and isn't, Making Bourbon, Who Makes My Bourbon, Producer Capsules., Finding the Good Stuff, Tasting the Good Stuff, Neat, Mashbills, Geeky Information and Resources.

Defining bourbon is complicated. It’s easiest to quote the relevant laws then talk about them, so let’s go to the official record, the Federal Standards of Identity for Whiskey, CFR 27 5.22 (b). Skip down if you don't care to wade through the laws.

(b) Class 2; whiskey. “Whiskey” is an alcoholic distillate from a fermented mash of grain produced at less than 190° proof in such manner that the distillate possesses the taste, aroma, and characteristics generally attributed to whiskey, stored in oak containers (except that corn whiskey need not be so stored), and bottled at not less than 80° proof, and also includes mixtures of such distillates for which no specific standards of identity are prescribed.

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