A Farewell to Hemingway

2 1⁄2 oz Kirschwasser
1 oz Lime juice (juice of one big lime)
1⁄4 oz Cherry syrup (or raspberry syrup)
3 oz Soda water
1 twst Lime peel (as garnish)
Instructions

Shake, strain into a Collins over ice, top with soda, garnish with lime spiral twist.

Notes

These are Baker's ratios; ignore them, make your own.

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Creator
Charles H. Baker.
Source reference

http://www.washingtonpost.com/pb/recipes/a-farewell-to-hemingway/13033/

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  • Pretty sour - doubled the syrup, lowered the lime, still too sour for me.
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I had a bottle of kirsch of finish and  this was a good choice to experiment with.  I used maurin quina and ginger ale in place of the syrup/soda.  Very refreshing and drinkable but still interesting with the cherry brandy.

A Farewell to One's Witz

2 1⁄4 oz Apricot eau-de-vie, Blume Marillen
1 oz Lime juice
1⁄2 oz Apricot liqueur, Rothman & Winter
1⁄2 oz Simple syrup
3 oz Soda water
1 twst Lime peel (as garnish, optional)
Instructions

Shake, strain over ice in a Collins, top with soda.

Notes

Sorry for the name, Eric.

History

Riff on the Farewell to Hemingway from Baker.

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2014
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Eric Witz, MA.
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http://aphonik.tumblr.com/post/80841784935/seeking-an-additional-use-fo…

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The Wet Dream

1 oz Gin, Plymouth
1⁄2 oz Crème Yvette
1⁄2 oz Elderflower liqueur, St. Germain
1⁄2 oz Triple sec, Cointreau
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
1⁄2 oz Egg white
6 ds Peychaud's Bitters
Instructions

Hard long dry shake
Add ice, shake
Serve up, drizzled Peychaud's on top

Notes

Dry shake with a coil to achieve maximum texture.

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2014
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E Ryan Simmons, Plonk Wine, Missoula, MT, USA
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Complex, aesthetically pleasing.  Balance is good too.

The Mourning Cadáver

1 1⁄2 oz Mezcal (Vida)
1⁄2 oz Aromatized wine, Cocchi Americano
1⁄2 oz Lemon juice
1⁄4 oz Orgeat (housemade)
1 rinse Herbal liqueur, Pernod
Instructions

Rinse coupe with pernod. Combine other ingredients and shake. Double strain into rinsed coupe. Lemon peel.

Notes

Original cocktail inspired by Corpse Reviver #2

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2014
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Ryan, The Whale Wins, Seattle, WA, USA
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Williwaw Swizzle

1 1⁄2 oz Genepy, Dolin Genepy des Alpes
1 oz Gin, Voyager
1⁄2 oz Lime juice
1⁄2 oz Pineapple juice
1⁄2 oz Falernum
Instructions

Build in collin's glass. Fill with crushed ice. Swizzle until glass frosts. Serve with pickled pineapple.

Notes

This site does not recognize Dolin Genepy Des Alpes. Use homemade falernum!

Williwaw Swizzle
3/25/14 hefeweizjohn
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Amore Sporco

1 oz Rye, Bulleit
1 oz Aperol
1 oz Herbal liqueur, Yellow Chartreuse
3 ds Overproof rum (Lapsang Tinture)
1 twst Orange peel (flamed, as garnish)
Instructions

Stir, strain, straight up, coupe, garnish with flaming orange peel

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2014
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Dayri, Bookstore Bar, Seattle, WA
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Dayri,

Can you tell us more about the tincture? Is it a rum base and bittered?

Thanks,

Zachary

Boulevard des Rêves

1 1⁄2 oz Bourbon, George T. Stagg
1 oz Sweet vermouth, Carpano Antica Formula
1 oz Campari
1⁄4 oz Rum, Smith & Cross
Instructions

Combine the first 3 ingredients with ice, stir and strain into a chilled coupe. Float Smith and Cross onto the surface of the drink. Lemon peel garnish.

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Unknown
Creator
Christopher Day, Honeycut, Los Angeles & Chuck Taggart
Source reference

http://looka.gumbopages.com/2011/03/11/the-boulevardier-cocktail/

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  • Like a Boulevardier. Rum float doesn't add much that I can tell.
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jaba commented on 4/29/2015:

Made this tonight with Old Grand Dad 114 because that's the highest-proof bourbon I have. Love it!

Two from L.A.

2 oz Cynar
1 oz Gin, Beefeater (No. 3)
1⁄2 oz Herbal liqueur, Green Chartreuse
2 ds Orange bitters, Regans' orange bitters
1 Egg white
1 twst Orange peel (as garnish)
Instructions

Dry shake then shake with ice. Strain into a rocks glass and garnish with an orange twist.

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Year
2012
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Creator
Greg Rossi/Clio
Source reference

http://forums.egullet.org/topic/90695-cynar/?p=1957874

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  • Yet to Try
  • Made with Whitley Neil and Aquafina. Grapefruit nose. Nice flavors but a bit too sweet in the aftertaste for me.
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East Coast Tommy Margarita

2 oz Tequila
1 oz Lime juice
3⁄4 oz Agave syrup (equal parts agave nectar and water)
1 ds Bitters, Angostura
Instructions

Shake ingredients with ice and strain into a coupe. Garnish with lime (optional).

Notes

This take on Tommy's Margarita -- which is a margarita that replaces triple sec with the more subtle agave nectar -- simply adds a touch of Angostura bitters to the mix. It seems like a minor modification, but a little bitters goes a long way.

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Jackson Cannon of the Hawthorne, Boston
Source reference

OFF DUTY -Kevin Sintumuang. Wall Street Journal. (Eastern Edition). New York, N.Y.:Jun 30, 2012. p. D.1

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I was discussing this idea of subbing Cointreau for agave syrup with a friend the other night, and I just don't understand the appeal - it's a tequila sour, which is fine and all that, but it's not a Margarita.

Thanks,

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Dan commented on 3/24/2014:

I agree. I'm all for Jackson Cannon and what he has done for cocktails in the Kendall Square area of Boston, but this steps far enough away from a Margarita as to be a different drink. I Margarita is about the interplay of the pepper of the blanco, the fruit of the triple sec, and the sweet/sour balance of the liqueur and lime. Plus salt of course.

yarm commented on 12/24/2021:

All Jackson did was add bitters. If there is a person to point fingers at, it's Tommy Bermujo who invented what is known now as Tommy's Margarita circa 1987/88 at his family's Mexican restaurant outside of San Francisco that was one of the first American spots to feature high quality tequilas. Tommy's goal was to showcase the beauty of craft agave distillates instead of hide them under an orange liqueur. This was back in an era when horrid mixto tequilas were the norm on bar shelves across the states.

Fred, you are usually bang-on with your history…but I thought this was a Julio Bermejo drink (named for the restaurant and his father).

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