The Pontchartrain

1 1⁄2 oz Bourbon
1 oz Tawny port (10 years)
1⁄2 oz Grenadine (Homemade)
1 bsp Lemon juice
2 ds Peychaud's Bitters
1 rinse Absinthe
Instructions

Stir ingredients for 2 minutes in ice, then strain into a coupe glass that has been pre rinsed in Absinthe.

Lemon twist. Coupe.

Notes

Use home-made grenadine if at all possible. Commercially available grenade tends to drown out the other flavours (probably use only 1/4 oz then)

Cocktail created by Giovanni Martinez in 2009 at The Buffalo Club, Santa Monica and is named after Lake Pontchartrain in New Orleans.

Picture of The Pontchartrain
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Year
2009
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Giovanni Martinez in 2009 at The Buffalo Club, Santa Monica
Source reference

http://thefussyone.com

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  • falls between a Manhattan and a Sazerac, both favorite of mine.
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HallA commented on 11/08/2021:

This is a little triumph... the lemon juice balances wonderfully and is a great use for good homemade grenadine. Love it.

Tequila Sunrise - 1920s Original version

1 1⁄2 oz Blanco tequila
1 1⁄2 oz Lemon juice
1 oz Simple syrup
2 oz Club soda
1⁄2 oz Cassis
1⁄4 oz Grenadine
Instructions

Build the the tequila, lemon juice, simple syrup, and club soda in a highball glass; add the cassis and grenadine last for the sunrise effect

History

Purportedly a slight variation of the original version of this cocktail served at the Agua Caliente racetrack in Tijuana.

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Year
1920
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Source reference

Dale DeGroff, The Essential Cocktail

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  • Tequila cassis combination is really good.
  • Light for summer sipping. Could also add club soda. Add pineapple juice for Florida Sunrise.
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California Gimlet

2 oz Gin
3⁄4 oz Lime juice
1 oz Simple syrup
Instructions

Shake and strain, garnish with lime wheel

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Authentic recipe
Source reference

Dale Degroff, Essential Cocktail

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  • Lot's of gimlet recipes on kindred, but I didn't see an unadorned version with fresh lime juice rather than cordial
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Confiant

2 oz Virgin Islands Rum, Pusser's
1⁄2 oz Sweet vermouth, Carpano Punt e Mes
1⁄4 oz Bigallet China-China
1⁄4 oz Bénédictine
1 ds Bitters, Angostura
1 twst Lemon peel (expressed and discarded)
Instructions

Stir, strain, up, twist.

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

1 1⁄2 oz Bourbon, Knob Creek
3⁄4 oz Fernet Branca
1⁄2 oz Maraschino Liqueur, Luxardo
1⁄2 oz Triple sec, Cointreau
1 ds Bitters, Angostura
1 twst Orange peel
Instructions

Stir, strain, straight up, squeeze orange peel and drop into glass.

Notes

Quite complex, moderately sweet, well-balanced. I originally made this with Amaro Lazzaroni instead of Fernet, which works quite well, but I prefer the more dry and pungent qualities of the fernet. Also works well with rye instead of bourbon.

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2015
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Creator
Joseph Palmer
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Hunky Dory

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3⁄4 oz Cynar
1⁄4 oz Braulio
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Instructions

Stir on big rock. Add the garnish.

Notes

Yellow Chartreuse would work as a substitute for Abbaye de Lérins Liqueur Lerina Jaune.

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2014
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Your original creation
Creator
Fransos
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The Place of Weeping

2 1⁄2 oz Brandy (see note)
3⁄4 oz Sweet vermouth, Dolin
2 ds Bitters (See note)
1 ds Bitters, Angostura
1 rinse Islay Scotch, Octomore
Instructions

This is a Manhattan variation: stir the brandy, vermouth and bitters then strain into a chilled, Islay-rinsed cocktail glass.

Notes

I used a homemade bitter, the flavour of profile was based on the spices you'd use to make boerwors. You'll want something with clove, nutmeg, black pepper. For the brandy, use South African brandy. I used KWV 10 but found myself wishing for a 50:50 split of that and cheap Klipdrift.

History

A May 2015 MxMo entry. The name comes from a rather nasty run-in between the Afrikaners and Zulu.

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Year
2015
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Christopher Taylor
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3⁄4 oz Rye
3⁄4 oz Cognac
1⁄2 oz Ramazzotti
1⁄2 oz Coffee liqueur, Galliano Ristretto
1 ds Bitters, Bittermens Xocolatl Mole
Instructions

Stir. Strain. Rocks glass. A lone large cube.

Notes

Unashamedly sweet.

History

My entry to April 2015's MxMo--a riff off the Black Russian. Australian pubs will at least ask if you'd like your Black Russian topped up with Coke. That was my starting point.

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2015
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Creator
Christopher Taylor
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HallA commented on 10/28/2021:

I am liking this a lot. I would be careful with the proportions if you are using a sweet coffee liqueur like kahlua as the cognac and ramazotti along with that could maybe verge cloying. i made it with the reported spec using Mr. Black and it's really nicely balanced and has a nice contrast between the bitter and sweet elements.

Oystercatcher

2 oz Tequila
3⁄4 oz Campari
3⁄4 oz Bigallet China-China
1 oz Grapefruit juice
1⁄2 oz Lime juice
1⁄4 oz Simple syrup
1 twst Grapefruit peel
Instructions

Stir, strain, rocks, garnish

Notes

This began as a sort of grapefruit / Campari margarita

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  • Good but uninspired. Big drink. Feels like this should be made smaller, shaken, and served up.
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The Risk Pool

2 oz Old Tom Gin, Hayman's
1⁄4 oz Crème de Violette
3⁄4 oz Simple syrup
3⁄4 oz Lime juice
1⁄2 oz Grapefruit juice
Instructions

Shake, strain, up.

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Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Death & Co., New York City
Source reference

http://www.reddit.com/r/cocktails/comments/35kvfx/the_risk_pool_a_varia…

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  • Kerri likes it — ★★★★
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tuck182 commented on 5/20/2017:

The Death & Co recipe specifies Old Tom gin (Hayman's).

Canephoros commented on 8/23/2017:

Had one of these at OKBB. This is a great drink! Have always liked an Aviation, but I will start substituting a Risk Pool now. The Hayman's Old Tom gin is perfect here.

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