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Strawberry Slushito

6 oz Gin
5 oz Simple syrup (strawberry infused, see note)
2 oz Campari
1 c Ice
4 lf Basil (as garnish)
Instructions

In a blender, add everything except the basil and process until slushy. Pour into a pint glass and garnish.

Notes

To make the strawberry syrup, add a pint of strawberries to a quart of 1:1 simple syrup, let sit overnight, and strain out the strawberries.

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Year
2012
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Adam Bernbach, Estadio, Washington, D.C.
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Zachary Pearson commented on 6/04/2015:

Curated this: Moved syrup recipe to the notes. Rewrote instructions to avoid copyright infringement. Added year. Just FYI, this doesn't seem like it makes four pints of finished drink. Thanks,  Zachary


El Burro

Instructions

Shake all ingredients (including ginger beer) and strain, garnish with candied ginger

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Year
2008
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Jim Meehan
Source reference

PDT Cocktail book

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4 stars
(10 ratings)
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  • Nice one. Tried one with a lime wheel garnish, and one with Jalapeno rings as garnish. I liked the spice.
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Spur of the Moment

3⁄4 oz Blanco tequila, El Jimador
3⁄4 oz Mezcal, Sombra
3⁄4 oz Aromatized wine, Cocchi Americano
3⁄4 oz Dry vermouth, Dolin
Instructions

Stir, strain, one big rock, lime wheel garnish.

Notes

Jess did this as part of a consulting gig. It's great; boozy and balanced, but as citrussy and refreshing as can be, given that it's nothing but liquor and wine. Fino sherry in place of the dry vermouth is a nice variation.

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Year
2014
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Jessica Gonzalez, Brooklyn, NY.
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4 stars
(6 ratings)
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  • Used Manzanilla sherry in place of the vermouth but felt it got lost at the listed proportions, so bumped it up to a full ounce. 4 stars with that adjustment.
  • Great with an Amontillado subbed for the Fino.
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DrunkLab commented on 6/03/2015:

Yep. She would get a kick out of you referring to her that way.


Pasito

2 oz Pisco, Kappa
3⁄4 oz Verjus (or lime juice)
3⁄4 oz Mint syrup
4 lf Mint (floated, as garnish)
2 Grapes (white, floated, as garnish)
Instructions

Stir, strain over sparkling wine and rocks in a Collins, float garnishes.

Notes

The wine should be relatively neutral and grape-y, not bready/yeasty.

Yields Drink
Year
2015
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Rafa García Febles, NYC.
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Terra Incognita

3⁄4 oz Solbeso
3⁄4 oz Aromatized wine, Cocchi Americano
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
Instructions

Shake, strain, up.

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

3⁄4 oz Blanco tequila
3⁄4 oz Sweet vermouth
3⁄4 oz Campari
1 twst Grapefruit peel (as garnish)
Instructions

Stir with ice in an old-fashioned glass; garnish.

Notes

Can also be served up.

History

Negroni variant using tequila.

Yields Drink
Year
2009
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Bastian Heuser
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Average rating
3.5 stars
(7 ratings)
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  • Rather sour, misses the sharpness of the gin in the original. — ★★★
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Job Well Done

1 1⁄2 oz Rye
6 oz Grapefruit soda (San Pelligrino Pompelmo)
5 dr Grapefruit bitters (Pappy's)
Instructions

Add rye and bitters to tall glass with ice. Top each drink with half a can of San Pellegrino Pompelmo. No need to stir.

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Your original creation
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Average rating
4 stars
(6 ratings)
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  • nice alternative to a paloma when it's cold out and you don't want tequila!
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The Mission

1 oz Tequila
1⁄2 oz Mezcal
1⁄2 oz Lime juice
1⁄2 oz Jalapeño Syrup
1 pn Salt
Instructions

Stir, rocks

Notes

Other kinds of chile syrup are also good here -- habanero especially. The more bitey the syrup is, the more play there is with the smoke.

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Year
2015
Authenticity
Altered recipe
Creator
Rafe Posey
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Midnight Sun

1 oz Cuban rum, Havana Club 3
1 oz Galliano
1 1⁄2 oz Grapefruit juice
1 oz Raspberry liqueur (Rubus Arcticus Liqueur)
3 Raspberry (Rubus Arcticus berries)
Instructions

Shake rum, galliano, crème de Cacao and grapefruit juice with ice. Strain into an ice-filled collins glass. Top with soda water and float the rubus arcticus liqueur. Garnish with lemon peel and berries.

Notes

Rubus arcticus, the provinical plant of Norrbotten, Sweden, is also known as arctic raspberry. The liqueur is a simple concoction of sugar, vodka and rubus arcticus berries.

I guess Crème de Framboises could be used as a substitute.

Yields Drink
Year
2014
Authenticity
Your original creation
Curator rating
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Average rating
4.5 stars
(3 ratings)
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  • A sweeter drink for the really hot summers. Best enjoyed on a late summer evening, preferably somewhere the sun never sets. — ★★★★
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Negroni Sbagliato

1 oz Campari
1 sli Orange (as garnish)
Instructions

Build vermouth and Campari with ice. Top with wine, stir, and garnish.

History

"Sbagliato" means "screwed up"--the idea being that the drink came to be when a bartender reached for a wine bottle instead of a gin bottle when making a Negroni.

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4.5 stars
(23 ratings)
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  • Great with Carpano Antica and prosecco — ★★★★
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  • Probably the best aperitif of all time IMO. Even better than an Americano. Excellent with 1.5 oz sweet vermouth, 1.5 oz Campari, about 3 oz dry prosecco, and an expressed orange peel or orange wheel.
  • Wonderful aperitivo. Not as sweet as mostly other options and has most things to love about a negroni but much lower alcohol.
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