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Mosquito Coast

3⁄4 oz Lime juice
3⁄4 oz Simple syrup
1 wdg Lime
Instructions

Shake all the ingredients with ice, then strain into a coupe. Garnish with the lime wedge.

Yields Drink
Year
2008
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Phil Ward, Death & Co., NYC
Source reference

Death & Co., p. 263

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Average rating
4 stars
(19 ratings)
From other users
  • YUM
  • A tad sweet, but what it does, it does well. 4.5.
  • Made a variation of this that was quite good: 1 oz El Dorado 3 year, 1 oz Appleton Estate V/X, 3/4 oz. lime juice, 1/2 oz rich (2:1) simple syrup, 1/2 tsp all spice dram.
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Cock 'n Bull Special

3⁄4 oz Bourbon
3⁄4 oz Bénédictine
1⁄2 oz Cognac
Instructions

Build in glass with ice, stir.

Yields Drink
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Cock 'n Bull Tavern, LA
Source reference

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3.5 stars
(14 ratings)
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  • Awesome, sweet, strong, serious
  • Orignal ratios too sweet. Used 1 oz RR SiB Rye, 3/4 oz Cognac, 1/2 oz Benedictine, 1/4 oz (scant) Cointreau
  • Way too sweet to me.
  • MUST TRY
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Casino

1 Cherry (as garnish)
Instructions

Shake with ice, strain into glass.

Yields Drink
Year
1930
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Harry Craddock
Source reference

The Savoy Cocktail Book

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3 stars
(9 ratings)
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  • MUST TRY
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sjdiaz21 commented on 5/14/2015:

There are a few different ratios used for this cocktail, but I believe the Savoy calls for 2 dashes (1/8 oz or so) each on the maraschino and lemon juice, not 3/4 oz.


spry commented on 3/23/2016:

Apparently the Savoy calls for Old Tom Gin,  with 1/4 oz lemon juice and 1/4 oz Maraschino and orange bitters.  Anyways that combination makes a fantastic drink!


Axiomatiq commented on 6/20/2016:

Do yourself a favor and drop the amount of maraschino to a scant 1/4 oz. Add a bar spoon of simple to sweeten it up slightly.


noksagt commented on 3/09/2018:

Craddock's formulation (which uses 2 oz of Old Tom gin, only 2 dashes of the remaining ingredients, and garnishes with a cherry) is delightful. My score is based on that formulation, rather than the version posted here.


Craig E commented on 3/09/2018:

Thanks for the comments; I've curated the recipe to reflect the Savoy formulation.


drinkingandthinking commented on 9/02/2022:

I found 2 dashes to be not enough lemon and luxardo. Several recipes call for 1/2 oz , but I found 1/4 oz each works pretty good.


Bourbon Smash

2 oz Bourbon
4 wdg Lemon
3⁄4 oz Simple syrup
1 ? Mint (Small handful)
Instructions

Muddle all ingredients in shaker, shake, strain into rocks glass with fresh ice. Top with club soda if necessary.

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Source reference

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1⁄4 oz Simple syrup
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Instructions

Stir with ice, strain into chilled glass.

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Year
1945
Authenticity
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Creator
Crosby Gaige
Source reference

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Instructions

Shake with ice and strain into glass

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Year
1951
Authenticity
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Creator
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1⁄2 oz Lemon juice
Instructions

Shake with ice, strain into glass.

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Year
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Authenticity
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Creator
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Sin Eater

1 1⁄2 oz Apple brandy
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
3⁄4 oz Ginger syrup
2 ds Bitters (Sorel bitters)
Instructions

Shake, strain over ice and soda in a Collins, serve with straw, garnish with apple mint and candied ginger.

Notes

Sorel bitters: 2 parts Angostura 2 parts 18.21 hibiscus bitters 1 part Sorel liqueur 1 part Bittermens tiki bitters.

Yields Drink
Year
2015
Authenticity
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Creator
Rafa García Febles, NYC.
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3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
1⁄2 oz Cane syrup, Petite Canne (scant)
1 twst Lemon peel (shaken)
Instructions

Shake, strain, up.

Yields Drink
Year
2015
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Rafa García Febles, NYC.
Curator rating
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4 stars
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Snowmelt

1 oz Singani, Singani 63
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1⁄2 oz Lemon juice
1⁄2 oz Simple syrup
1 ds Yuzu bitters
Instructions

Shake all but sparkling wine, add wine to shaker and pour, straining, into a flute.

History

When I explained that the concept of the drink was to have something fresh, floral, and effervescent for spring, a guest suggested the name Snowmelt, which stuck.

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