Midnight Sun (Aquavit)

1 1⁄2 oz Aquavit
1⁄2 oz Grapefruit juice
1⁄2 oz Lemon juice
1⁄4 oz Grenadine
1⁄2 t Sugar
1 sli Orange (as garnish)
Instructions

Shake, strain, up, garnish.

History

I can't found a single definitive or earliest source for this drink, widely claimed to originate in the 1800s, but here's a recipe from a source I mostly trust. Many recipes call for less or more sugar and juices; follow your bliss.

Yields Drink
Year
1800s?
Authenticity
Unknown
Source reference

http://www.cocktaildb.com/recipe_detail?id=3379

Curator rating
5 stars
Average rating
4.5 stars
(15 ratings)
From other users
  • Wow!
  • Used unrefined Demerara sugar. Might cut back a bit to let the Aquavit come more forward.
  • Used Linie, no sugar, upped homemade grenadine to 1/2 oz, shake, collins, ice, topped with soda. — ★★★★★
  • Wonderful! — ★★★★★
  • Tried with both Linie and Brennivín (do the former). With homemade grenadine, this is a 5. With the fake stuff, it's barely a 4.
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laerm commented on 5/11/2017:

Light and simple. I used some vanilla superfine for the sugar. Not bad.

Shawn C commented on 2/03/2023:

Worked well with Linie, which provided a caraway/fennel/dill center for the flavor. I used red grapefruit and my own pomegranate grenadine, upping the grenadine to about 3/8 oz so that I could skip the direct sugar addition. Makes an appealing presentation, a hazy pink with a small orange slice (the Sun) adorning the rim of a Nick & Nora glass--probably a candidate for Valentine's day drink.

Witch's Apple

1 1⁄2 oz Calvados
1⁄2 oz Herbal liqueur, Green Chartreuse
3⁄4 oz Lime juice
3⁄4 oz Passion fruit juice, Foco
1⁄2 oz Hop Syrup
1 t Strega
1 t Melon liqueur, Midori
1 ds Grapefruit bitters, Bittermens Hopped Grapefruit
1 sli Apple (green, as garnish)
Instructions

Shake, pour without straining, garnish, serve with straw.

Notes

The hop syrup recipe is at the link.

Yields Drink
Year
2015
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
JFL, Rated R.
Source reference

http://ratedrcocktails.com/2015/10/20/dark-isle-blitz-bitchin-witchin/

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5000 Rupees

1 1⁄2 oz Bourbon
3⁄4 oz Maraschino Liqueur, Luxardo
1⁄2 oz White Crème de Cacao
1⁄4 oz Amaro Nonino
1 Maraschino cherry, Luxardo
Instructions

Stir with ice, strain, up, chilled cordial glass, cherry as garnish

Yields Drink
Year
2015
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Bo Kopynec
Curator rating
Not yet rated
Average rating
3.5 stars
(10 ratings)
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  • I used Filibuster Bourbon, but I think that Buffalo Trace would work as well.
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DrSid commented on 3/16/2016:

Made with Buffalo Trace: sweet and spicy, very good

Nordic Air

2 oz Apple brandy
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
1⁄2 oz Grenadine (or raspberry syrup; fat half)
1⁄4 oz Kummel
1 rinse Absinthe
Instructions

Shake, strain, up.

Yields Drink
Year
2015
Authenticity
Altered recipe
Creator
Rafa García Febles, NYC.
Curator rating
Not yet rated
Average rating
3.5 stars
(2 ratings)
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Sherry Painkiller

1 oz Amontillado Sherry, Lustau Dry Amontillado
1⁄2 oz Sherry, Lustau East India Solera
1⁄2 oz Demerara Rum, Lemon Hart 151
1 oz Orange juice
1 oz Pineapple juice
1 oz Coconut cream
1⁄4 oz Jamaican rum, Hamilton Jamaican Black (as float)
1 pn Nutmeg (as garnish)
Instructions

Shake and strain into a large snifter glass. Add copious crushed ice, float rum, garnish with freshly grated nutmeg, and serve with a straw and a paper umbrella.

Yields Drink
Year
2015
Authenticity
Altered recipe
Creator
No. 9 Park, Boston, MA.
Source reference

http://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2015/10/sherry-painkiller.html

Curator rating
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Average rating
3 stars
(1 rating)
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One Night in Bucharest (O Noapte in Bucuresti)

2 oz Slivovitz
3⁄4 oz Lime juice
1⁄2 oz Simple syrup
1⁄4 oz Crème de Violette, Rothman & Winter
1 Egg white
2 ds Bitters, Fee Brothers Plum
Instructions

Dry shake, then shake with ice. Strain, serve up.

Notes

Slivovitz or plum eau-de-vie can be used. I originally used Romanian Palinca.

History

I wanted a drink that could use plum-based palinca, so I decided to riff on the Pisco Sour.

Yields Drink
Year
2015
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Squonk1977
Curator rating
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Average rating
3 stars
(1 rating)
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Zachary Pearson commented on 10/25/2015:

Curated this slightly: changed "plum eau de vie" to Slivovitz as per the author's note. Changed "plum bitters" to Fee Brothers Plum. I tried to avoid adding the ingredient "palinka" because it can refer to many types of fruit brandy.  Thanks,  Zachary

drinkingandthinking commented on 6/03/2019:

As a huge fan of Hungarian Pálinka (cherry and plum being my favorites) I had to try this. It's hard to get Pálinka so slivovitz made sense, but it was a bit too sweet. I'll have to try without the ss and maybe subbing with Kirschwasser as well.

Inside Job

2 oz Bourbon, Larceny
1⁄4 oz Maraschino Liqueur, Luxardo
1⁄2 oz Simple syrup
1 ds Bitters, Angostura
1 ds Absinthe
1 Cherry
1 twst Orange peel
Instructions

Add all the ingredients to a mixing glass and fill with ice. Stir, and strain into an Old Fashioned glass filled with fresh ice. Garnish with a cherry and an orange slice or twist.

Notes

Hard to get a dash of absinthe right. I prefer a rinse here.

Yields Drink
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Dominic Venegas, San Francisco
Source reference

http://liquor.com/video/the-inside-job-cocktail/#gs.vc6eADQ

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Average rating
4 stars
(13 ratings)
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  • Great Bourbon Drink - sweet
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Berberesque

1 1⁄2 oz Rhum Agricole
3⁄4 oz Curaçao (thyme-infused)
3⁄4 oz Lime juice
1 t Cane syrup, Clément
1 pn Nutmeg (as garnish)
Instructions

Shake, strain, up, garnish.

Notes

1) Clémént cane syrup is lightly spiced with vanilla and cinnamon, among others. Donn's spices diluted in unflavored cane syrup would work similarly. 2) If using aged agricole, switch the citrus to lemon.

History

Adaptation of the Barbaresque (1929), a simple 2:1 mix of rhum agricole and Cointreau with a lemon twist.

Yields Drink
Year
2015
Authenticity
Altered recipe
Creator
Rafa García Febles, NYC.
Curator rating
Not yet rated
Average rating
3 stars
(1 rating)
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Blue Angel

1 oz Cognac
1⁄2 oz Triple sec, Cointreau
1⁄4 oz Crème de Violette
1⁄4 oz Simple syrup
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
1⁄2 oz Cream
Instructions

Shake, strain, up.

History

Original, from Playboy's Host & Bar Book (1971), was 1/2 oz. each blue curacao, parfait amour, brandy, lemon juice, and cream.

Yields Drink
Authenticity
Altered recipe
Creator
Tristan Willey, Long Island Bar, Brooklyn, New York (USA)
Source reference

http://punchdrink.com/recipes/blue-angel/

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Average rating
3 stars
(6 ratings)
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  • Mine turned out not blue in the slightest--really a murky light gray. Tastes good--Creamsicle-y-- but I think I'd prefer a well made Sidecar every time. — ★★★
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Craig E commented on 11/07/2024:

As explained in the Punch article linked in the Reference section, the name was taken from the early 70s drink. I assume with its common ingredients that that one's name riffed on the Aviation. (The Blue Angels are an expert aeronautic squad in the US Navy.) But call it what you'd like!

Darkness at Pegu

1 1⁄2 oz Gin
3⁄4 oz Orange liqueur, Solerno blood orange liqueur
3⁄4 oz PInk grapefruit juice
2 ds Bitters, Angostura
1 rinse Campari
Instructions

Shake all ingredients, aside from the rinse. Strain into a Campari-rinsed coupe.

Notes

I used Four Pillars, an Australian gin. Four Pillars is fairly soft and, as a result, lost the fight against the grapefruit juice and Solerno. My first suggestion in tinkering with this drink would be to sub in a more juniper-forward gin: maybe even as a split base.

Yields Drink
Year
2015
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Chris Taylor
Curator rating
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Aviation__1952 commented on 12/08/2021:

I am a huge fan of Four Pillars gin. I would suggest trying this cocktail with Four Pillars Bloody Shiraz gin, and/or Rare Dry gin, and/or Olive Leaf gin.

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