French Cooler

1 oz Herbal liqueur, Green Chartreuse
1⁄2 oz Curaçao, Pierre Ferrand Dry Curaçao
1⁄2 oz Aromatized wine, Lillet Blanc
1 1⁄2 oz Soda water
3⁄4 oz Pineapple juice
3⁄4 oz Lime juice
1 t Orgeat
Instructions

Shake all but soda water, strain, Collins glass with crushed ice. Garnish extravagantly with pineapple wedges, fruit and mint, or with just a simple orange twist and enjoy.

History

An herbaceous, yet approachable Tiki-esque cocktail.

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Creator
Scott Diaz
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4 stars
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From other users
  • Quite a lot of Chartreuse. Served mine with a little umbrella.
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Girly-O

2 oz Gin
3⁄4 oz Dry vermouth
1⁄4 oz Cherry Liqueur, Cherry Heering
1 ds Orange bitters
1 twst Lemon peel (as garnish)
Instructions

Stir; strain; up; garnish.

Notes

Took my beloved Gilroy, dropped the lemon juice, and re-proportioned the rest into a sort-of martini.

History

Created for MxMo XCIV, February 2015

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Craig Eliason
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Year
2015
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Your original creation
Creator
Craig Eliason, St. Paul, Minnesota
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4 stars
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Violetta thyme

1 1⁄2 oz Gin, Beefeater
3⁄4 oz Elderflower liqueur, St. Germain
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
1⁄2 oz Crème de Violette
1⁄2 oz Maraschino Liqueur, Luxardo
1 ds Bitters, Angostura
3 spg Thyme
Instructions

Combine all ingredients in a shaker, shake and double strain into a coupe

Notes

Citrus and floral from St germain,lemon and thyme

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Year
2013
Authenticity
Unknown
Creator
Dari Garcia
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Not yet rated
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4 stars
(6 ratings)
From other users
  • Good call on too sweet - can dial down both St. Germain and Maraschino Liqueur Maybe muddle thyme to unlock flavor more
  • Very good but very sweet; may try to decrease one of the cordials next time as suggested by others
  • Gin- sweet, floral
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queenshaboo commented on 2/08/2017:

One of my favourite cocktails on this site. Halved the maraschino as it was plenty sweet already with the st germain. Subbed with plum bitters and sprig of lavender as I didn't have any thyme.

Pompelmo Sour

1 1⁄2 oz Gin, Dorothy Parker
1⁄2 oz Amaro Montenegro
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
1⁄2 oz Grapefruit oleo-saccharum (See notes)
1 Egg white
2 ds Bitters, Angostura
1 twst Grapefruit peel (as garnish)
Instructions

Dry shake; shake; strain; up; garnish

Notes

For grapefruit oleo saccharum, remove outer peel of one large grapefruit and roughly chop. Add 2 c. sugar and let sit for one day. When citrus oils have infused into sugar, add 1.5 c. water and combine until dissolved.

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Authentic recipe
Creator
Sarah Boisjoli, Estela, New York City
Source reference

http://punchdrink.com/recipes/pompelmo-sour/

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Cross Town Traffic

1 oz Jamaican rum, Appleton Estate V/X
1⁄2 oz Tequila, El Jimador Reposado
1⁄2 oz Gin, Beefeater
3⁄4 oz Falernum (house recipe may sub b.g Reynolds or other brands)
1 oz Lemon juice (or 3/4, depending on preference)
1⁄4 oz Orange liqueur, Grand Marnier
2 ds Peychaud's Bitters
Instructions

Build in tin, shake and strain into chilled cocktail coupe.

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Year
2015
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Carlo Caroscio, Volt, Frederick, Maryland
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4.5 stars
(38 ratings)
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  • Used 3/4 oz lemon juice. Easy sipper; would likely appeal to a wide range of people. — ★★★★★
  • I think this would be better with fresh lemon juice (used bottled) and a different Falernum. Mine is Devil's Own. Not great. Got potential.
  • Wow. Crazy good and complex.
  • A large, boozy drink. Flexible so you can add more gin and/or tequila and/or rum to suit your taste. 0.75 oz lemon juice will suffice for most people.
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bvankammen commented on 12/17/2020:

I was excited about this drink, despite what I suspected was an editing mistake, the 1 1/4 oz. of lemon juice.  But I made it as directed.  While I concede that this could be a very good concept, it is indeed ruined by the excess of lemon.  It overpowers all other the flavors and is distractingly tart.  I hold out hope and would try again with 3/4 oz. of lemon juice, which is what my intuition said all along.

Zachary Pearson commented on 11/12/2021:

Curated this, after an email exchange with the OP. Reduced lemon to 1 oz, with a note that 3/4 would be fine depending on personal preference. Thanks, Zachary

MOJO1229 commented on 1/29/2023:

Ran out of Grand Marnier, but Cointreau proved to be satisfactory.

The Boston Patriot

3⁄4 oz Rye
3⁄4 oz Applejack, Lairds
1 oz Apple liqueur
1 bsp Cranberry liqueur
1 bsp Lime juice
Instructions

Shake well, serve up. No garnish.

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Brain-duster

1 oz Rye
1 oz Absinthe
1 oz Sweet vermouth
1 ds Bitters, Angostura
Instructions

Stir, strain, up.

Notes

Kappeler's original drink in "Modern American Drinks" is 1 pony (=1 oz) absinthe, 1/2 pony Italian vermouth, 1/2 pony whiskey, 2 dashes gum syrup stirred, strained and filled with seltzer.

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Year
1895
Authenticity
Altered recipe
Creator
George Kappeler
Source reference

http://www.esquire.com/drinks/brain-duster-drink-recipe quoting Kappeler, "Modern American Drinks", pg. 23

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Brunelle

1 1⁄2 oz Lemon juice
1⁄2 oz Absinthe, St. George
1 1⁄2 t Sugar
Instructions

Shake all ingredients with ice. Strain into a chilled glass.

Notes

1 ounce of gin may be added to this, preferably something from St. George, like Botanivore.

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Year
1930
Authenticity
Altered recipe
Creator
Harry Craddock, the Savoy Hotel
Source reference

http://www.stgeorgespirits.com/cocktails-featuring/absinthe/ , quoting the Savoy Cocktail Book

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4 stars
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  • I had it 1:2 lemon juice to absinthe - so a very different mix than the recommendation - loved it. Will try the "right" way later
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Millionaire

2 oz Rye
1⁄2 oz Orange liqueur, Grand Marnier
1 ds Grenadine
1⁄2 Egg white
Instructions

Hard shake, then strain into a cocktail glass.

Notes

The original Millionaire from Frank Meier at the Ritz is weird: 1 oz rye whiskey, 1 dash each grenadine and Pernod, 1/2 an egg white, shaken. This is David Wondrich's variation.

History

Created at London's top-shelf Ritz Hotel, sometime before 1925

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Year
1925
Authenticity
Altered recipe
Creator
Frank Meier
Source reference

http://www.esquire.com/drinks/millionaire-drink-recipe

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2.5 stars
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  • A rare egg white cocktail without citrus.
  • How do you get half an egg white? Guess? Is there an easy oz measurement
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noksagt commented on 2/12/2017:

Replying to the undated/uncredited note from another user: you can either make two or eye-ball a half eggwhite or measure out a tablespoon (as a large egg white is about 1 oz).

Malicious Mischief

1 3⁄4 oz Rye, Rittenhouse 100
3⁄4 oz Rose vermouth (broVo "Pink" Rosé Vermouth)
1⁄2 oz Gran Classico
1 ds Bitters, Scrappy's Lavender
1 twst Grapefruit peel (as garnish)
Instructions

Stir, strain, chilled cocktail glass, expressed garnish..

History

Signature Cocktail for a vermouth I developed for broVo Spirits.

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Your original creation
Creator
Scott Diaz
Source reference

http://www.shakestrainandsip.com/?p=1371

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  • MUST TRY NEEDS ROSSO VERMOUTH
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Shawn C commented on 3/08/2025:

Quite good using Lustau Rose Vermouth (didn't have BroVo's Rose Vermouth). Interesting combination of floral and bitter in a potent rye Boulevardier riff. Note: Reference link is dead and I haven't found an archive link.

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