Stalking Saguaros

1 oz Raicilla, Venenosa (Costa de Jalisco)
1 oz Mezcal, Vago (Elote)
1⁄2 oz Dry vermouth, Dolin
1⁄4 oz Honey syrup (Mieli Thun monofloral fir tree honey)
2 ds Herbal liqueur, Elixir Vegetal de la Grande Chartreuse
1 sli Orange (Wheel, flamed as garnish)
Instructions

Build in a mixing glass, stir until diluted, strain into a chilled stemmed glass, garnish with a flamed orange disk.

Notes

Honey syrup is normally 3:1 this one is 2:1.
This raicilla is super earthy and the elote adds a balancing smoothness and sweetness with smoke.

History

Collaboration with Derek Mercer and Michael Stanley

Yields Drink
Year
2016
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Kyle Davidson, Blackbird, Chicago, USA
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Comeback

2 oz Rum, Plantation 3 Star (Infused with Rosemary sprigs overnight.)
3⁄4 oz Grapefruit juice
3⁄4 oz Lime juice
1⁄4 oz Ramazzotti
1⁄4 oz Simple syrup
1 Lime peel
Instructions

Build in a shaker, shake well and strain into a chilled, stemmed glass. Garnish with a lime peel hanging on the rim.

Notes

I use 5 large sprigs of rosemary overnight in 1 liter of rum.

Yields Drink
Year
2016
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Kyle Davidson, Blackbird, Chicago, USA
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Average rating
3 stars
(1 rating)
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Hideaway

2 oz Tequila, Tromba
3⁄4 oz Pineapple juice (Blackened on plancha before juicing.)
3⁄4 oz Lime juice
1⁄2 oz Honey syrup (3:1)
1 ds Bitters, Angostura
1⁄8 oz Ruby Port
Instructions

Build in a shaker except port, and shake hard briefly. Strain into a collins glass and fill with crushed ice. Float port on top. Garnish with a lime wheel.

Notes

Peel Pineapple, then cut into 4. Sear well on hot surface until blackened, but don't cook the meat of the pineapple. Juice and strain, keeps for 2-3 days covered in the fridge but is way better day 1.

Yields Drink
Year
2016
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Kyle Davidson, Blackbird, Chicago, USA
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Shadow Dreaming

2 oz Bourbon, Medley Brothers
1⁄2 oz Sweet vermouth, Carpano Antica Formula
1⁄4 oz Zucca
1⁄4 oz Rum, Hamilton Demerara 151
1 ds Bitters, Angostura
5 dr Bitters, Bittermens Xocolatl Mole
Instructions

Build All except Mole Bitters in a mixing glass, sometimes I go skinny on the rum and fat on the carpano. Stir until diluted, strain into a chilled, stemmed glass, and garnish with 5 drops Mole Bitters.

Yields Drink
Year
2016
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Kyle Davidson, Chicago, Blackbird, USA.
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Average rating
3 stars
(5 ratings)
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Italian Greyhound

2 oz Sweet vermouth, Carpano Punt e Mes
2 oz Grapefruit juice
1 pn Salt (for rim)
Instructions

Build in a salt-rimmed old fashioned glass over ice and stir.

Notes

DrunkLab suggests shaking this, and doing a half salt rim.

Yields Drink
Year
2007
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Scott Holiday, Chez Henri, Cambridge, MA and John Gertsen, No. 9 Park, Boston
Source reference

https://www.washingtonpost.com/pb/recipes/italian-greyhound/9763/ via DrunkLab

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4 stars
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  • Love the way this balances - with the sweet and vegetal of the vermouth and the bite and citrus of the grapefruit. More than the sum of its parts.
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Dan commented on 2/27/2016:

Thinking this might be a touch low-proof, I tried:

1 1/2 oz Carpano Antica

3/8 oz Aperol

3/8 oz Campari

3/8 oz Maraschino

3/4 to 1 oz lime juice

salted rim, big rock

Delicious.

 

DrunkLab commented on 5/07/2021:

I believe this was created by John Gertsen and served by him at No. 9 Park. Compare his Motoguzzi: equal parts Booker's and Punt e Mes stirred and served on a rock.

yarm commented on 5/07/2021:

It's credited in a 2007 article on DrinkBoston to Scott Holiday at Chez Henri in Cambridge, MA, for combining grapefruit and Punt e Mes. Followed by John Gertsen at No. 9 Park in Boston for adding the salt component and the name. John and Scott were previous co-workers at Salamander in Cambridge, MA, and have stayed in close contact through the years by sharing recipes and ideas. For example, many of Scott's creations found their way into Drink's bar book; in 2008, Scott helped to open up Rendezvous in Cambridge and John opened up Drink in Boston. Both dropped out of the Boston bar scene in 2014 with Scott taking a job selling wine and John moving to San Francisco to work at ABV.

https://drinkboston.com/2007/04/10/italian-greyhound/

Zachary Pearson commented on 5/07/2021:

Updated date and creators. Thanks for the history lesson y'all.  Zachary

Deadpan Fix

1 1⁄2 oz Rye, Rittenhouse 100
1⁄4 oz Campari
1⁄4 oz Orange liqueur, Grand Marnier
3⁄4 oz Grapefruit juice
1⁄2 oz Lemon juice
1⁄4 oz Ginger syrup
1 twst Orange peel
Instructions

Shake with ice, strain into coupe, add orange twist.

Notes

"Rye is harder to use in shaken drinks than Bourbon; it can be a bit of a bully. But it works when combined with more aggressive favors, like the Campari, ginger and grapefruit here." - JG

Yields Drink
Year
2011
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Jessica Gonzalez
Source reference

Death and Company

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  • Used Sazerac and I think it turned out a bit mild. I like the ingredients so I will try again with another rye. — ★★★
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3⁄4 oz Lime juice
3⁄4 oz Orgeat
1 spl Soda water
Instructions

Shake, add soda, and strain over rocks. Garnish optionally with a pineapple leaf.

Yields Drink
Year
2016
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Rafa García Febles, NYC.
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Shipwreck

1 1⁄2 oz Rum, Appleton Special
3⁄4 oz Rum, Cruzan (151)
1 oz Pineapple juice
1⁄2 oz Grapefruit juice
1⁄2 oz Lime juice
1 oz Cream of coconut, Coco López
2 ds Bitters, Angostura
Instructions

Shake and pour unstrained.

Yields Drink
Year
2013
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
JFL, Rated R cocktails.
Source reference

https://ratedrcocktails.com/2013/08/26/shipwreck/

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The Warden

2 oz Bourbon (Bird Dog Bourbon)
1⁄2 oz Lemon juice
1⁄2 oz Lime juice
1⁄4 oz Mulberry Syrup (Molasses preferably)
1⁄4 oz Simple syrup
Instructions

Shake all ingredients and strain into a chilled rocks glass. No ice. Garnish with a miniature flag.

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Creator
Koko Hart
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Beer Emoji

2 oz Bourbon
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
3⁄4 oz Honey syrup
1⁄2 oz Cream
1⁄2 oz Egg white
2 oz Beer, Miller High Life
Instructions

Dry shake the bourbon, honey, lemon, and egg white until frothy. Add ice and the cream and shake. Strain into a Collins glass or preferably a beer mug, topping with High Life (or other highly carbonated beer). Let settle and then add more beer to make a foamy cloud peak above the rim of the glass. No straw, no ice, no garnish.

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2016
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Creator
Rafa García Febles, NYC.
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