Carta Blanca

1 1⁄2 oz Cuban rum, Havana Club 3
1 oz Bianco Vermouth, Dolin (rose petal-infused)
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
1⁄4 oz Grenadine
1⁄4 oz Simple syrup
Instructions

Shake, strain, up. Optionally, garnish with rose petal(s).

Notes

A Presidente meets a Bacardi. A rinse of either apricot eau de vie or kirschwasser can add nice aromatics.

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Year
2014
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Your original creation
Creator
Rafa García Febles, NYC.
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Season Ticket

2 oz Fino sherry
1⁄2 oz Cognac, Pierre Ferrand 1840
1⁄2 oz Lemon juice
3⁄4 oz Apple liqueur
1⁄4 oz Orange flower syrup
1 spg Mint (as garnish)
1 pn Nutmeg (as garnish)
Instructions

Add ingredients to julep cup or Collins, add some crushed ice and stir, top with more crushed ice and garnish with woken mint. Serve with straws.

Notes

Terrington's version: "Put into an ice pitcher 1 bottle of cider, 1 gill of good lemonade, 2 glasses of dry sherry, 1 teaspoonful of orange-flower water, 3 sprigs of mint; sweeten to taste; add 1 lb of shaven ice.

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Year
2014
Authenticity
Altered recipe
Creator
Rafa García Febles, NYC.
Source reference

Adapted from William Terrington's Cooling Cups and Dainty Drinks (1869), p. 193.

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Bananas & Blow

2 oz Guatemalan rum, Zacapa
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
1⁄2 oz Cane syrup
1⁄4 oz Crème de Banane, Giffard
10 dr Bitters, Bittermens Xocolatl Mole (or Orinoco)
Instructions

Shake, strain, up, garnish with banana slices dusted with sugar (or blow).

Yields Drink
Year
2014
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Rafa García Febles, NYC.
Source reference

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Gd87JmkAkE

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4.5 stars
(8 ratings)
From other users
  • Used Flor de Caña 7 años. Very tasty & refreshing. Subbed 1/2 oz Falernum + 1/6 oz cinnamon simple for regular cane syrup.
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Bechdel Test

2 oz Rye
1⁄2 oz Aromatized wine, Lillet Rose
1⁄2 oz Gran Classico
1 twst Lemon peel (as garnish)
Instructions

Stir, strain, up, express and insert twist.

Yields Drink
Year
2014
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Rafa García Febles, NYC.
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4 stars
(5 ratings)
From other users
  • Unexpectedly savory and slightly briny. Sweetish but complex.
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Bevx commented on 9/19/2014:

Awesome name!... Looks delicious, too.

Shawn C commented on 12/18/2022:

I am fond of Lillet Rose and the aggressive bitterness of Gran Classico separately, but for some reason the combination in this drink creates an odd lipstick/old lady floral perfume effect that doesn't work for me (or the others who sampled my drink.) It was somewhat better as it warmed.

Negroni Sgroppato

1 oz Aperol
1 oz Sweet vermouth, Carpano Punt e Mes
2 oz Lemon sorbet
2 oz Champagne
Instructions

Shake first three ingredients, strain over Champagne.

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Year
2014
Authenticity
Altered recipe
Creator
Rafa García Febles, NYC.
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  • Variant instead of lemon sorbet: - lemon juice, lemon zest, water, agave - roughly from https://www.thekitchn.com/recipe-lemon-sorbet-dessert-recipes-from-the-kitchn-10352
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The Orchard

2 oz Apple brandy, Lairds 100 proof
1⁄4 oz Maple syrup, Blis Bourbon Barrel Aged
1⁄2 oz Simple syrup (skinny)
1⁄8 oz Allspice Dram, St. Elizabeth
Instructions

Build in a shaker, add large ice cubes, shake well and strain into a chilled, stemmed glass. Garnish with a few drops of Angostura or more allspice dram.

Notes

Be careful with the allspice dram it can take over.

History

Created at the Violet Hour in 2009

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2009
Authenticity
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Creator
Kyle Davidson, Blackbird, Chicago
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3.5 stars
(5 ratings)
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  • A little sweet. Try reducing simple. 1/4 oz?
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Surf & Turf Cocktail

1 1⁄2 oz Old Tom Gin, Tanqueray Old Tom
3⁄4 oz Dry vermouth
1⁄2 oz Fino sherry
1⁄4 oz Curaçao
1 ds Bitters, Angostura
1 twst Lemon peel (as garnish)
Instructions

Stir, strain, up, twist.

Notes

Difford recommends stirring in a half ounce of water. Just omit it and stir until the drink's well-diluted.

Yields Drink
Year
2014
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Simon Difford
Source reference

http://www.diffordsguide.com/cocktails/recipe/3392/surf-and-turf-cockta…

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3.5 stars
(7 ratings)
From other users
  • Dry. Solid. Nothing spectacular but this is a tasty drink!
  • Lovely to the nose, taste doesn't do as much for me. — ★★★
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Midnight Matinee

1 1⁄2 oz Sweet vermouth, Cocchi Vermouth di Torino
1 1⁄2 oz Oloroso sherry, Lustau
3⁄4 oz Passion fruit syrup (vanilla-passion fruit syrup)
1 t Amaro Nardini
1 t Islay Scotch, Laphroaig Quarter Cask
1 twst Orange peel (as garnish)
Instructions

Stir, strain over an ice cylinder in a rocks glass, express and insert orange twist.

Notes

Vanilla-passion fruit syrup: two parts Boiron passion fruit puree to three parts vanilla syrup.

Yields Drink
Year
2014
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Amanda Elder, Pouring Ribbons, NYC.
Source reference

in person

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  • Lovely and mysterious.
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Tiki Sunrise

1⁄2 oz Lime juice
1 1⁄2 oz Orange liqueur, Clément Créole Shrubb
5 oz Orange soda water (Fentimans Mandarin & Seville Orange Jigger)
Instructions

Build in collins glass containing 4 ice cubes. Garnish with one or more of the following on a cocktail stick: pineapple chunks, mandarin orange slices, raspberries, or maraschino cherries.

Notes

Adjust the lime juice to shift the sweet/tart balance.

History

A different take on the original 'Tiki Punch' recipe to round out the flavors.

Yields Drink
Year
2014
Authenticity
Altered recipe
Source reference

http://www.findeatdrink.com/Index/Drink/Entries/2010/7/26_recipe_fentim…

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Ancho and Lefty

1 1⁄2 oz Bourbon
1⁄2 oz Mezcal, Del Maguey Vida
1⁄2 oz Bianco Vermouth, Priorat Natur (Spanish Vermut)
1⁄2 oz Ancho Reyes chile liqueur
2 ds Orange bitters
1 ds Celery bitters
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efullerton commented on 5/02/2015:

I didn't care for it, the vermouth and the mezcal don't play very well together in my opinion; leave an acrid flavor at the end. 

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