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1 1⁄2 oz Gin, Beefeater
3⁄4 oz Dry vermouth, Dolin
1⁄2 oz Pisco, Campo de Encanto
1⁄2 oz Aperol
1⁄4 oz Campari
1 rinse Fernet Branca
Instructions

Stir, strain, up.

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Year
2013
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Jeff Bell, PDT, NYC.
Curator rating
Not yet rated
Average rating
3.5 stars
(17 ratings)
From other users
  • A weirdly large group of ingredients and a big drink. The result is complex and surprisingly herbal and bitter. The E and B are a stretch.
  • More interesting than a martini.
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Thyme Cocktail

1 1⁄2 oz Pear eau de vie
1⁄2 oz Cinnamon syrup
1⁄4 oz Lemon juice
3 spg Thyme
Instructions

Muddle thyme leaves in a shaker tin with lemon juice and syrup. Add eau de vie, shake with ice. Double strain in a cocktail glass. Garnish with a pear slice and thyme sprig.

Notes

Tested with homemade cinnamon-infused simple syrup, not too sweet (equal parts of sugar and water). Add more juice if a syrup is very sweet.
Use fresh thyme only.
Plain vodka will work here too but with less effect.

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Yields Drink
Year
2011
Authenticity
Your original creation
Curator rating
Not yet rated
Average rating
3 stars
(1 rating)
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Statler & Waldorf

1 2⁄3 oz Cognac
1 t Gunpowder Rum, Smoke 'n Oakum's
1 twst Orange peel
Instructions

Stir, strain, coupe, twist

Notes

Gunpowder Rum is hard to fake, but in the quantity required for this drink you'd probably get away with Smith & Cross. The Hawthorn Lounge prepares batches of the four minor ingredients to make them easier to handle.

History

Created as part of a Muppets cocktail menu for Christmas 2014

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Year
2014
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Peter Lowry, The Hawthorn Lounge, Wellington, New Zealand
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Not yet rated
Average rating
3.5 stars
(5 ratings)
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B.C.M.

1 1⁄2 oz Reposado Tequila
3⁄4 oz Lime juice
3⁄4 oz Simple syrup
1 ds Bitters, Plum Bitters
1 ? Maraschino cherry, Luxardo (Garnish)
1 ? Blackberry (For muddling)
Instructions

Build drink in pint glass. Add 1 large blackberry and muddle. Add ice and shake hard for 8-10 seconds. Strain into double old fashioned glass either straight up or on the rocks. Garnish with 1 Luxardo Maraschino cherry.

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Yields Drink
Year
2015
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Chris Sorgani
Curator rating
Not yet rated
Average rating
4 stars
(13 ratings)
From other users
  • too sweet - cut back on the simple syrup or maybe cut it out altogether.
  • try 1/2 oz simple
  • 1/2 oz simple is enough — ★★★★★
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Kentucky Breakfast

2 oz Bourbon
1⁄2 oz Egg white (beaten)
1 t Apricot preserves
1 cube Ice
Instructions

In a cocktail shaker, combine bourbon, lemon juice, simple syrup, egg white and apricot preserves. Shake well with ice, and strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

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Authenticity
Unknown
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4 stars
(1 rating)
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Strip and Go Naked

5 oz Lager
1 oz Gin
1 oz Vodka
3⁄4 oz Orange juice
1⁄4 oz Grenadine
Instructions

Stir with ice, pour unstrained into a double rocks glass.

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Year
1963
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Dean Short, AZ.
Source reference

Jeff Berry, Beachbum Berry Remixed, p. 77.

Curator rating
Not yet rated
Average rating
1 star
(1 rating)
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Oahu Gin Sling

2 oz Gin
1⁄2 oz Bénédictine
1⁄2 oz Cassis
3 oz Club soda
Instructions

Shake without soda, add soda and stir, pour unstrained into a pilsner glass, garnish with a lime spiral.

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Year
1970
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Thomas Mario, Playboy Magazine.
Source reference

Jeff Berry, Beachbum Berry's Intoxica, p. 60.

Curator rating
Not yet rated
Average rating
3 stars
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Jamoca

1 oz Puerto Rican Rum (gold)
1 oz Jamaican rum (gold)
1 oz Coffee (chilled)
1⁄2 oz Lime juice
Instructions

Blend for no more than 5 seconds, pouring without straining into a pilsner or specialty glass, add more crushed ice to top, serve with straw.

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Year
1930s
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Don the Beachcomber
Source reference

Jeff Berry, Beachbum Berry's Sippin' Safari, p. 144.

Curator rating
Not yet rated
Average rating
3 stars
(1 rating)
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Hikihoho

1 1⁄2 oz Martinique Rum, Rhum JM Blanc
1⁄2 oz Blanco tequila
1⁄2 oz Triple sec
1⁄2 oz Coconut liqueur
1⁄2 oz Orgeat
1 oz Pineapple juice (Unsweetened)
1⁄2 oz Parfait Amour
5 dr Vanilla extract (Optional)
Instructions

Shake all ingredients except Parfait d’Amour. Pour in hurricane glass fillled with cracked ice. Float Parfait d’Amour. Garnish with a fruit stick.

Notes

Tested with Rhum JM Blanc, Don Fernando Tequila Blanco, Cointreau, MB Coconut, MB Parfait d’Amour.

History

This faux tiki punch was inspired by Jack London's story called "The Pearls of Parlay" and utilizes punchy rhum agricole blanc, tequila and coconut liqueur with a hint of vanilla.

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Authenticity
Your original creation
Curator rating
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4 stars
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Darkest Manhattan

2 oz Rye
3⁄4 oz Averna
1⁄4 oz Virgin Islands Rum, Cruzan Blackstrap
1 twst Orange peel (expressed, as garnish, or 1 dr orange oil)
Instructions

Stir all ingredients with ice and pour into old fashioned glass. Garnish with orange peel or one drop of orange essential oil if no orange in your fridge.

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Authenticity
Unknown
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3.5 stars
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Kindred Cocktails commented on 1/23/2015:

Curated to remove unneeded ingredient notes and add brand of bitters. Your instructions imply a stir-and-dump into an OF glass. Do you mean this to be strained?