La Puesta del Sol

2 oz Sweet vermouth, Primitivo Quiles
1 oz Grapefruit juice (ruby red)
4 oz Tonic water
2 ds Bitters, Angostura
1 twst Grapefruit peel
Instructions

Build in a wine glass over chipped or pebble ice, topping with tonic, and dash the bitters on top. Express and insert the grapefruit peel.

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Year
2015
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Rosie Schaap, New York Times.
Source reference

http://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1017597-la-puesta-del-sol

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The Shark Eye

1 1⁄2 oz Bourbon
1⁄2 oz Rye
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
3⁄4 oz Passion fruit syrup
1⁄4 oz Maraschino Liqueur
1⁄8 oz Curaçao
2 ds Bitters, Bittermens 'Elemakule Tiki
3 ds Peychaud's Bitters (as garnish; see note)
Instructions

Shake without ice and pour into a shark mug or tiki mug over crushed ice. Dash Peychaud's all over as garnish. Serve with straws.

Notes

The Peychaud's bitters are there to look like blood streaks on the shark mug.

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Year
2015
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Jane Danger, Mother of Pearl, NYC.
Source reference

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/photo-essays/2015-08-05/six-refreshing-wh…

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4 stars
(20 ratings)
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  • I need to spend $35 on a shark mug. I made it a bit sweet but I love it!
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Hit and Run

2 oz Blended Scotch, Sheep's Dip
3⁄4 oz Orgeat
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
1⁄2 oz Port (LBV)
1⁄4 oz Allspice Dram
1⁄4 oz Cinnamon syrup
10 Blueberry (muddled)
Instructions

Shake and fine strain into a coupe or punch glass.

Yields Drink
Year
2015
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Jillian Vose, The Dead Rabbit, NYC.
Source reference

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/photo-essays/2015-08-05/six-refreshing-wh…

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3.5 stars
(8 ratings)
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  • Interesting but way too sweet. I would take back orgeat to 1/2 and probably get rid of the cinnamon syrup.
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Hedgehog in the Fog

1 1⁄4 oz Pastis, Pernod
1 oz Lime juice
1 t Simple syrup
4 lf Mint
1 1⁄4 oz Soda water
Instructions

Shake everything but the soda water. Strain in a glass over fresh ice. Top with soda water. Garnish with a mint leaf (and a strawberry if available)

Notes

Refreshing anise-laden drink. Made with Pernod pastis, it's best served with a plate of fresh strawberries.
Please do not muddle mint here. Shake it hard instead.

History

Named after very popular Soviet cartoon character.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tx72b5pXXYM

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Year
2011
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Your original creation
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3.5 stars
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StevenAboutman commented on 5/20/2017:

Delicious, but you could omit the syrup if don't want it sweet.

Piña Helada

1 oz Pineapple rum, Plantation Stiggins' Fancy
1 oz Martinique Rum, Clément VSOP
1⁄4 oz Coconut syrup
1 ds Peychaud's Bitters
1 wdg Lime (lime wheel, as garnish)
Instructions

Stir, strain, rocks, garnish, straws.

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Year
2015
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Rafa García Febles, NYC.
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4 stars
(4 ratings)
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Sloe Loris

1 oz Sloe gin
1 oz Dry sherry (Manzanilla or fino)
3⁄4 oz Swedish Punsch
1⁄4 oz Cynar
1 Brandied cherry
Instructions

Stir with ice, strain, coupe, garnish with cherry

Notes

Reversing the proportions of the sherry and punsch makes a slightly richer, if sweeter, drink. At least with my home-made punsch, which errs a little on the sweet side.

History

We weren't greatly enjoying our sloe gin. This was an attempt to tame its dominant flavour; it was successful enough we may now need to replace the bottle. I started with dry vermouth instead of sherry, but the drink was far too sweet. The idea of dry sherry was one of those middle-of-the-night revelations.

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Year
2015
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
lesliec
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4 stars
(6 ratings)
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  • Thoughtful and well balanced. Not-too-sweet but also not-sour cherry taste, a touch metallic.
  • Found this a bit flat as written - for my taste it needs some bitters to give some depth. I added Bitter Truth Creole and Bittermens Elemakule Tiki, which seemed better to me
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GatorTrader commented on 9/29/2021:

Added tiki bitters for a little more depth. Fantastic session cocktail!

Heirloom Varietal

1 1⁄4 oz Pommeau de Normandie
3⁄4 oz Valdespino Jerez Quina
3⁄4 oz Herbal liqueur, Green Chartreuse
1⁄2 oz Suze
Instructions

Long stir (20 seconds), strain into a small tulip wineglass.

Notes

Yes, it's relatively sweet. But there's a lot of oxidative notes and herbal-bitter cut on the finish.

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Year
2015
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Zachary Pearson
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Blind Man's Bluff

1 oz Bourbon, Four Roses Small Batch
1 oz Martinique Rum, Clément VSOP
1⁄4 oz Coconut palm syrup
1 ds Bitters, Cocktail Kingdom (falernum bitters)
1 twst Orange peel (expressed and discarded)
2 Clove (toasted, cracked and floated on drink)
Instructions

Stir, strain, one big rock, twist and discard, crack cloves and place on ice cube.

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Year
2015
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Rafa García Febles, NYC.
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Churchgoer

1 oz Gin, St. George Terroir
1 oz Genever
1⁄2 oz Bianco Vermouth
1⁄2 oz Herbal liqueur, Yellow Chartreuse
1 ds Orange bitters
1 twst Lemon peel (expressed and discarded)
1 twst Grapefruit peel (expressed and discarded)
Instructions

Stir, strain, one big rock, twists.

Yields Drink
Year
2015
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Rafa García Febles, NYC.
Source reference

http://www.artofeurope.com/larkin/lar5.htm

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4 stars
(17 ratings)
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MOJO1229 commented on 11/06/2016:

<br />The "Churchgoer" is one of those memorable drinks: a little sweet, just a tad bitter, and each ingredient knows its place and blends with all of the others. To the best of my recollection, this drink is only the the second one that I rated unhesitantly at 5.0, since joining KindredCocktails oh so many cocktails ago (and about six months ago).

For my taste, I can make no suggestion that might improve it, because the "Churchgoer" is nothing short of spectacular. It was posted 15 months ago, and I am only the second person to rate this drink, and the first to comment on it. The "Churchgoer" deserves a better fate. Its ingredients are readily available, and you can use The Botanist gin if you don't have St. George Terrior gin. If you are a gin lover, you'll find both deserve to be your bar. If you are not a gin lover, but enjoy a good gin drink, you'll appreciate the "Churchgoer." If you believe there's no such thing as a good gin cocktail, I think the "Churchgoer" will change your mind. This is one cocktail that deserves to be tried at least once in your lifetime.

queenshaboo commented on 2/01/2017:

Lovely! and so much more palatable than the classic dry martini. Didn't have Genever but subbed St Georges Dry Rye gin which has a not entirely dissimilar flavour profile, a little more botanical and a little less yeasty/ bread-like as genever but the combination of all the ingredients strangely highlights the bready tone. Makes a beautiful pale gold drink. 

Dog Days

5 part Limeade
2 part Pastis, Ricard
Instructions

Mix in a tumbler full of ice, enjoy!

Notes

Beware on the limeade; like fine alcohols, brands vary....perhaps make time for a homemade!

History

Hot summer evening, walking the kids and bikes and dogs then switched to watering the plants, all made more pleasant with a tart, floral, anise bomb!

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Year
2015
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Master J.; Bar One, Too; Virginia
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4.5 stars
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