La Virgen

2 oz Reposado Tequila (or Blanco)
1 oz Lime juice
3⁄4 oz Grenadine (2:1; this makes a drink leaning sweet)
1⁄2 Plum (Cut into pieces)
3 ds Rose water (You can take this as high as 1.25 mL, but you better like the taste of rose.)
Instructions

Add grenadine to shaker and muddle the plum pieces in it. Add tequila, lime juice, rose and ice and shake until cold. Strain either up into a chilled coupe or over crushed ice in a rocks glass. Double strain if you worry about plum bits in your glass.

Notes

An ounce of plum purée may be substituted for the half plum. If shaken with frozen plum purée rather than ice, the drink has a velvety mouthfeel almost like a frozen drink (and an absurdly rich red hue). If using purée, double-straining is a must.

History

Ross' El Niño calls for blanco tequila and strawberries. One day, I had neither and decided to double down on the drink's redness: red syrup and plum. It is the first tequila drink I actually enjoyed.

I assume Ross named the drink for the meteorological phenomenon. The phenomenon is named for the infant child of the Nativity—there's already a La Niña, so this is named in honor of the Blessed Mother, the Virgin of the Nativity.

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Year
2023
Authenticity
Altered recipe
Creator
Alex Ross, 18th Amendment, Melbourne, AU
Source reference

https://youtu.be/1q7hQiD_lCA

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Rub A Dub Dub

1 1⁄2 oz Gin, Aviation
3⁄4 oz Dark Crème de Cacao
3⁄4 oz Licor 43
1 oz Orange juice
3 ds Grapefruit bitters
Instructions

Shake with ice and strain into a frozen coupe glass.

History

Rub A Dub Dub
3 SWO's In A Tub

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Year
2023
Authenticity
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Creator
Carl N.
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Ciudad Cocktail

2 oz Tequila
1 oz Sweet vermouth
1⁄4 oz Amer Picon
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Instructions

Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice, and stir gently to chill. Strain into a cocktail coupe, and garnish with a twist of orange.

History

Created at Golden Moon distillery which makes Amer dit Picon, based off the original recipe of Amer Picon

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Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Stephen Gould
Source reference

https://www.pastemagazine.com/drink/cocktails/amer-picon-us-brands-cock…

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3⁄4 oz Bénédictine
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1 twst Lemon peel
Instructions

Stir, strain over a big rock, lemon twist

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Instructions

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Notes

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Instructions

Stir with ice and strain into a glass (coupe or single old fashioned).

History

I was inspired by the mezcal-Braulio combination in the Montañista that I made a few nights before. From there, I drew influences from the 1910 Cocktail by matching the mezcal with Cognac as well as its recipe structure; the Cognac aspect first came about when I thought of the St. Bernard's Pass that essentially makes a Cognac Black Manhattan with Braulio. Since Bonal pairs elegantly with both mezcal and Cognac, I decided to take that route instead of the 1910's Punt e Mes. For a name, I dubbed it La Jetée after the 1962 French science fiction movie that inspired Terry Gilliam's 12 Monkeys.

Yields Drink
Year
2023
Authenticity
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Creator
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Source reference

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Instructions

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Notes

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Instructions

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History

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Instructions

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Creator
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