Sundowner

1 1⁄4 oz Cognac
1 oz Lemon juice
3⁄4 oz Galliano
3⁄4 oz Triple sec, Cointreau
1 wdg Lime (lime wheel, as garnish)
4 oz Crushed ice
Instructions

Shake with crushed ice, pour unstrained into a double rocks glass, garnish.

Notes

A fascinating Tiki-era Corpse Reviver twist that, with light modifications, deserves a place on contemporary menus.

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Year
1960s
Authenticity
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Creator
Kon-Tiki restaurant, Sheraton Waikiki.
Source reference

Jeff Berry, Beachbum Berry's Intoxica, p. 81.

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  • A little too tart?
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Plantation Daze

1 oz Cognac
1 oz Galliano
1⁄2 oz Lemon juice
Instructions

Shake, strain, up.

Notes

Sort of a vanilla and anise Sidecar, notable both for its unusual ingredients in a tropical setting and for its early use of Galliano.

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Year
1954
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Lagoon Cocktail Terrace at the Coco Palms resort, Kauai.
Source reference

Jeff Berry, Beachbum Berry's Intoxica, p. 70.

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  • As others have said, it's an anise forward side car. Float a star anise as garnish. Solid drink!
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Lani-Honi

1 1⁄2 oz Bénédictine
1 oz Puerto Rican Rum (light)
1⁄2 oz Lemon juice
Instructions

Shake, strain into a small goblet over crushed ice.

Notes

An unusual tiki-era punch with a liqueur base.

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Year
1962
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
as served aboard the Matson Line's SS Mariposa on its 42-day South Seas cruise.
Source reference

Jeff Berry & Annene Kaye, Beachbum Berry's Grog Log, p. 48.

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  • Used El Dorado 3 yr rum. Punches way above its weight in terms of simplicity/deliciousness ratio.
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Caribbean Punch

1 oz Puerto Rican Rum (gold)
1 oz Jamaican rum, Appleton Estate V/X
1 1⁄2 oz Sarsaparilla soda (or root beer)
1⁄2 oz Falernum
1⁄2 oz Simple syrup
1⁄2 oz Lime juice
1 ds Grenadine
3 ds Bitters, Angostura
6 dr Herbal liqueur, Pernod (or absinthe)
3 dr Almond syrup
8 oz Crushed ice
1 spg Mint (as garnish)
Instructions

Blend at high speed for 5 seconds or under, pour unstrained into something tall and add ice to top. Garnish.

Notes

Martin Doudoroff, in his Tiki+ app, speculates that the sarsaparilla may be a nod to the soda fountains of Don's youth. I think they may be inspired by the mauby (sometimes "mavi") tree bark-based sodas popular throughout the Caribbean, which share flavor notes in common with sarsaparillas and root beers.

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Year
1937
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Don the Beachcomber.
Source reference

Jeff Berry, Beachbum Berry's Sippin' Safari, p. 36.

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  • 6/13/20: Made as written except omitted grenadine (didn't have) and simple syrup (sweet enough without). Quite tasty. Might increase lime to 0.75 oz and/or reduce root beer to 1 oz.
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DrunkLab commented on 1/23/2015:

KC still won't let me input "almond extract" as an ingredient--it automatically adds "syrup" after I type "almond."

Lady in Blue

1 1⁄2 oz Gin, Beefeater
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
1⁄2 oz Simple syrup
2 dr Orange flower water
1⁄4 oz Crème de Violette
1 bsp Blue Curaçao (as float)
Instructions

Shake everything except the curacao and double strain into a coupe, "float" curacao, which will sink to the bottom and layer.

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Year
2013
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Eron Plevon, The Oakroom, Seelbach Hotel, Louisville, KY
Source reference

http://liquor.com/recipes/the-lady-in-blue/#Xcsav3WBjhh6zS4x.97

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Zachary Pearson commented on 1/22/2015:

Curated this. To avoid copyright issues, rewrote the instructions and removed edible flower garnish (which was in the instructions, but not in the recipe). Removed the teaser that it's a White Lady variation - it's not. 

Thanks,

Zachary

Hope Cocktail

1 1⁄2 oz Bourbon
1⁄2 oz Cognac
1⁄2 oz Amaro Montenegro
1 t Mandarin orange liqueur, Mandarine Napoleon
1 ds Orange bitters
Instructions

Stir. Straight up. Cocktail glass. Add a mandarine (or orange) twist.

Notes

I prefer here standard-proof bourbon like Buffalo Trace, Cognac VS, Angostura orange bitters or Bitter Truth orange bitters. Feel free to try this with Rye whiskey or other grape brandy.

History

Just an outcome of my passion for mixing whiskey and amari. Please let me know if you find this cocktail similar to any another one.

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Yields Drink
Year
2012
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Your original creation
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3.5 stars
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Biff Malibu commented on 12/03/2024:

Increase orange liqueur to 0.25 oz, to round the edge off the bourbon.

Corpse King Reviver 71

1 oz Gin, Plymouth
1 oz Elderflower liqueur, St. Germain
1 oz Lemon juice
1 oz Aromatized wine, Lillet Rose
1 bsp Absinthe, St. George
Instructions

Shake, strain, straight up, coupe

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Year
2014
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
C. Moran, Portland OR
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Western Sour

2 oz Bourbon, Buffalo Trace
1 oz White grapefruit juice
1⁄2 oz Falernum, Velvet Falernum
1⁄4 oz Simple syrup
1⁄2 oz Lime juice
1 sli Lime (wheel, as garnish)
Instructions

Shake, strain, OF glass, large cube, garnish

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Year
1950's
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Steve Crane's Kon-Tiki / Brian Johnson - Better Cocktails at Home
Source reference

Beachbum Berry Remixed

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  • * Add a pinch of Cayenne pepper.
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Goanna commented on 5/02/2020:

20200502 I like it better than the first time. 3.

Bronx Key

1 1⁄2 oz Gin, St. George Terroir
1 1⁄2 oz Lime juice
1⁄2 oz Simple syrup
1⁄4 oz Aromatized wine, Cocchi Americano
8 dr Bitters, Fee Brothers Grapefruit
1 Egg white
1 sli Lime (Optional)
Instructions

Dry shake, then shake with ice, strain into a coupe. Garnish with lime wheel.

Notes

My wife didn't like her Silver Bronx and I was out of orange juice. This is what I came up with.

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Year
2012
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Creole Cocktail

1 1⁄2 oz Whiskey
1 1⁄2 oz Sweet vermouth
2 ds Amer Picon (or Bigallet China-China)
2 ds Bénédictine
Instructions

Stir with ice, then serve up in a coupe. Garnish with an expressed lemon peel and discard.

Notes

Since Amer Picon is not available in the US, I substituted Bigallet China-China Amer - as close as I can get.

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Year
1916
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Hugo Ensslin
Source reference

https://euvs-vintage-cocktail-books.cld.bz/1917-Recipes-for-Mixed-Drink…

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  • Saveur and Imbibe suggest rye. Here's the Saveur version (Imbibe calls for Amer Picon): 1&1/2 rye 1&1/2 sweet vermouth, Punt e mes preferred 1/2 benedictine 1 dash ango lemon peel — ★★★★
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  • Regraded as 4 stars based on 1.5 Ritt, 1 PeM, .5 Amer Boudreau, .25 Benedictine. Rich sip and enjoyable metallic cherry finish (the Estopinal ratios from Imbibe, without the chilled-but-no-ice performativity).
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Ajvan commented on 11/30/2019:

Saveur and Imbibe both suggest rye, and I'd agree, to dry things out a little. Using Punt e mes as the vermouth also helps.

Zachary Pearson commented on 11/21/2020:

Curated this - as posted it was 2 Bourbon, 3/4 sweet vermouth, 1/4 each Amer Picon and Benedictine. Ensslin has it as an equal parts drink with 2 dashes each Amer Picon and Benedictine. I'd call 4 dashes about a barspoon. While Rye is probably the way to go here, I think the Benedictine probably has enough herbal accord to mimic rye if you want to use Bourbon. Thanks,  Zachary

Zachary Pearson commented on 11/22/2020:

So after curating this last night, I made one with Knob Creek Rye and CAF and homemade Amer Boudreau (which is rather strong). The measurements in that Ensslin book are all messed up. He sets a pony equal to a jigger where normally there's a half ounce difference between the two. Then, a jigger is 1/4 of a whiskey glass and a drink is 1/2 of a whiskey glass. I mean, come on man. So a drink is either 2 or 3 ounces depending on which way you interpret things. My read on the drink is that it's meant to be a "fancy" Manhattan, modified by the Amer Picon and Benedictine. But at a 3 ounce drink, the modifiers are hard to distinguish. My feeling is that either this really should be a 2 ounce drink rather than a 3 ounce one. And there should be barely enough modifier to tell they're there. My guess is 1 ounce of each and 1/8 oz (eyeballed into a 1/4 oz measure) of each modifier. Thanks (sorry for the long note),  Zachary

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