Heavens to Betsy

1 oz Gin
1 oz Fino sherry
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
3⁄4 oz Ginger-Honey Syrup
1⁄2 t Orange marmalade
2 ds Orange cream citrate
2 ds Orange bitters
1 spl Club soda
Instructions

Shake, strain, rocks, soda.

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

3 oz White port, Portal
1⁄4 oz Orgeat (Small Hand Foods)
2 ds Bitters, Bittermens 'Elemakule Tiki
1 spg Mint (as garnish)
Instructions

Briefly shake, strain over crushed ice in a tin, garnish with a mint bouquet and candied almonds.

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Authenticity
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Creator
Nick Dietrich, Cure, NOLA.
Source reference

http://bittermens.com/recipes/

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1682

1 1⁄2 oz Curaçao, Pierre Ferrand Dry Curaçao
1 oz Bonal Gentiane Quina
1⁄2 oz Bianco Vermouth, Dolin
1 ds Cranberry bitters, Bittermens (long)
1 twst Orange peel (expressed and discarded)
Instructions

Long stir, strain, up, twist.

Yields Drink
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Matty Durgin, Green Russell, Denver, CO.
Source reference

http://bittermens.com/recipes/

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Scot's Pear

1 1⁄2 oz Blended Scotch, Johnnie Walker Platinum Label
1⁄4 oz Tawny port
1 oz Pear juice
3⁄4 oz Ginger syrup
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
1 Candied ginger (as garnish)
Instructions

Shake, strain over one big rock in a double rocks glass, garnish.

Notes

Served at this year's Oscars ceremony.

Yields Drink
Year
2015
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Joe Brooke, Diageo.
Source reference

http://www.lamag.com/liquidlablog/cocktail-recipe-stars-will-drink-osca…

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Newkirk Crusta

1 jig Puerto Rican Rum, Bacardi
2 ds Port
2⁄3 part Lime juice
1⁄2 t Raspberry syrup
1 twst Lime peel (wide; served in glass)
Instructions

Shake with ice and strain into a sugar-rimmed glass. Rim a lime peel along the inside of the drink.

Notes

Frederic Yarm, at the link, interprets the confusing instructions as 1 1/2 oz rum | 1/2 oz port |1/2 oz lime juice | 1/2 tsp raspberry syrup.

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1910s?
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
via Pioneers of Mixing at Elite Bars: 1903-1933
Source reference

http://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2015/02/newkirk-crusta.html

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Spindrift, Jr.

1 1⁄2 oz Demerara Rum
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
3⁄4 oz Orange juice
1⁄2 oz Passion fruit syrup
1⁄4 oz Vanilla syrup
Instructions

Shake, pour unstrained into a mug, top with more ice, serve with straw.

Notes

Simplification of the Spindrift created in 1994 at the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas.

Yields Drink
Year
2008
Authenticity
Altered recipe
Creator
Beachbum Berry
Source reference

http://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2015/02/spindrift-jr.html

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svenbass commented on 2/27/2018:

I don't like things too sweet, so I increased the rum to 2 and cut the Passion fruit syrup to 1/4

 

Sleeping with Strangers

1 oz Rhum Agricole, Neisson blanc
1 oz Swedish Punsch, Kronan
1 oz Campari
7 dr Orange cream citrate, Bittermens
1 twst Orange peel (as garnish)
Instructions

Stir first three ingredients, add orange cream citrate, strain over one big rock, garnish.

Yields Drink
Year
2012
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Maksym Pazuniak.
Source reference

http://bittermens.com/cocktails/sleeping-with-strangers/

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Schooner Punch

1 oz Cognac, Pierre Ferrand 1840
1 oz Light rum, Plantation 3 Star
3⁄4 oz Lime juice
3⁄4 oz Pineapple syrup
2 oz Tea (black, cooled)
Instructions

Shake, strain into a rocks glass or two tea cups.

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2014
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Central Provisions, Portland, Maine.
Source reference

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Papa Hogo

2 oz Blended rum, Denizen Merchant's Reserve
3⁄4 oz Palo Cortado Sherry
1⁄4 oz Bénédictine
1⁄2 oz Swedish Punsch, Kronan
3⁄4 oz Lime juice
1⁄2 oz Honey syrup
1 ds Allspice Dram
2 ds Bitters, Bittermens Xocolatl Mole
Instructions

Shake, strain, tiki mug, crushed ice, straw.

Yields Drink
Year
2015
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Rafa García Febles, NYC.
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The Rains Down in Africa

1 1⁄2 oz Mezcal, Del Maguey Vida
1 oz Dry vermouth, Dolin
1⁄2 oz Bénédictine
1⁄2 oz Ancho Reyes chile liqueur
2 pn Berbere spice
Instructions

Stir, strain, coupe

Notes

The heat will depend on whose Berbere you use.

History

My wife challenged me to create a drink incorporating her Berbere spice mix, and this is the pleasantly surprising result. I think even Phil Ward would approve

Yields Drink
Year
2015
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Bo Kopynec at the BoZone
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4.5 stars
(14 ratings)
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  • Very good - love the berbere use. I subbed in a pepper infused vodka, a bit of ss, and a spray of Laphroaig for the Ancho. Must try w/ Ancho when I get it.
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