A Silver-Tongued Devil

1 1⁄2 oz Dry vermouth, Dolin
3⁄4 oz Salers Gentiane
1⁄4 oz Honey syrup
1 rinse Scotch, Laphroaig
1 spg Rosemary (toasted with match, as garnish)
Instructions

Stir with ice, strain into scotch rinsed glass. Garnish with a sprig of rosemary, toasted with a match.

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Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Dave Kwiatkowski, The Sugar House, Detroit, Michigan (USA)
Source reference

https://www.redbookmag.com/food-recipes/recipes/g1779/low-alcohol-drink…

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3.5 stars
(6 ratings)
From other users
  • nice, delicate, small volume cocktail
  • The vermouth here really shines and it's an opportunity to showcase a nice or complex vermouth like Ransom's dry vermouth.
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Zachary Pearson commented on 10/27/2015:

The original poster would like help tracking down the source of this drink. There are a lot of cocktails called this, but most look like they're tequila based. Thanks,  Zachary

Pangolindo commented on 2/21/2019:

Used Suze, Mulassano dry vermouth. Very good. Mild. Nice low proof cocktail.  I really think it tastes what a high quality bianco vermouth should taste.

Craig E commented on 2/22/2019:

Curated to add creator and source. Thanks for your detective work @noksagt

Evidence

1 1⁄2 oz Gin (earl grey infused)
1 oz Aromatized wine, Lillet Blanc
1⁄2 oz Lemon juice
1 oz Ginger ale (to top)
Instructions

Combine ingredients except ginger ale with ice. Shake. Add some ginger ale and stir, double strain into glass, top with rest of ginger ale. Garnish with lemon.

Notes

To make Earl Grey infused gin, combine 2 cups gin with leaves from two tea bags of earl grey tea (leaves removed from tea bags, and tea bags discarded). After at least 24 but not more than 48 hours, strain the tea leaves from the gin.

History

Before 2012, this drink was made with vodka in place of the gin.

Yields Drink
Year
2012
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Angel's Share, New York, NY
Source reference

http://numnums.com/recipes/361/evidence-cocktail-from-angel-s-share-nyc

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Average rating
4.5 stars
(4 ratings)
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Zachary Pearson commented on 10/27/2015:

Curated this. Set 1 part = 1/2 ounce and updated measurements. Added date as per cited link. Thanks,  Zachary

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.

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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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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

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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
Not yet rated
Average rating
3 stars
(1 rating)
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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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4 stars
(13 ratings)
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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
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Average rating
3 stars
(1 rating)
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