The Great Game

1 1⁄2 oz Gin
1⁄2 oz Sorel liqueur
1⁄2 oz Curaçao, Pierre Ferrand Dry Curaçao
1⁄2 oz Sweet vermouth, Carpano Punt e Mes
1 ds Bitters, Scrappy's Aromatic
1 ds Orange bitters, Scrappy's Orange
Instructions

Stir & strain. Chilled coupe or 1 big rock.

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Christopher Bevins
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Dan commented on 3/04/2014:

Too much pie-spice for me, although I used Fee WBA. I'd probably skip both bitters next time. Might also be good with rye.

Bevx commented on 3/04/2014:

The bitters are probably less than necessary, but yeah, those WBAs (and regular Fee's Aromatic) are super heavy on the pie spice. I find the Scrappy's Aromatic have a unique peppery-cedar note... Also, yes, it is delicious with rye too! I started there, but dwindling supply led me to try it with gin, which I ended up liking a bit more. Plus, it conveniently filled the next slot in my "Sherlock" themed series of gin drinks... Thanks for trying it!

Cooper

1 1⁄2 oz Rye, Riverboat
3⁄4 oz Pineau des Charentes
3⁄4 oz Averna
Instructions

Stir with ice and strain into a rocks glass.

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Barrel House, Beverly, MA
Source reference

http://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2014/01/cooper.html

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Curated this slightly - increased rye to 1.5 oz from 1 as per the cited link.  Thanks,  Zachary

4.5/5 Elegantly simple, essentially a Black Manhattan, but with an added light wine/cognac component. A nice variation for Black Manhattan aficianados (e.g. my wife, who approves this message.)

Doctor Funk (Trader Vic)

2 1⁄2 oz Jamaican rum (dark, or sub Martinique)
1⁄2 oz Lemon juice
1⁄4 oz Grenadine
1⁄4 oz Herbal liqueur, Pernod (or Herbsaint)
1 Lime
1⁄4 t Sugar
1 oz Club soda (to top)
Instructions

Add everything over crushed ice in a shaker. Cut lime in half, juice it into the shaker, drop in shells. Shake and pour unstrained into a 12 ounce chimney glass. Top with club soda.

Notes

Ok, first: Vic calls this a punch. Second, I made this with an ounce of Plantation Jamaica 98 and 1.5 oz of St. James Hors d'Age - Vic probably had access to good rum. Third, I'm guessing this is a small lime. Fourth, it's sort of non-descript. Absinthe dominates.

History

There really was a Doctor Funk, who was famous in the South Pacific whose "fame has spread, not as a healer, but as a dram decocter...". Evidently the original was a "stiff drink of absinthe with lemonade or limeade". Frederic O'Brien, "White Shadows in the South Seas", 1920, pg. 171

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1947
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"Trader" Vic Bergeron
Source reference

Trader Vic's Bartender's Guide (1947), pg. 363

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  • Use SC recipe
  • Don the Beachcomber's is better
  • The comments in Notes pretty much nail it.
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Winter's Kick

1 oz Spiced Rum, Chairman's Reserve
1 oz Scotch, Monkey Shoulder
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
3⁄4 oz Orgeat
2 ds Bitters, Dr Adam Elmegirab's Orinoco Bitters
1 Egg white
Instructions

Dry shake, shake, strain over one large rock, garnish with a few more drops of the bitters.

History

A play on the Cameron's Kick, created for the February 2014 ShakeStir NY Flash competition. The challenge was to create a sour featuring no more than six ingredients and no fewer than two of five sponsoring spirits.

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2014
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Creator
Rafa García Febles, NYC.
Source reference

http://www.shakestir.com/recipes/id/2685/winter-s-kick

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  • To try
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Billy Bones

1 oz Spiced Rum, Chairman's Reserve
1 oz Scotch, Monkey Shoulder
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
3⁄4 oz Ginger-Honey Syrup
1 spg Rosemary (flamed)
Instructions

Shake, strain into a coupe rinsed with the flamed rosemary sprig, then douse it in the liquid and use as garnish.

Notes

Named for a pirate in Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island. As originally written the recipe called for 3/8 oz each of honey syrup (1:1) and ginger syrup.

History

Winner of the February 2014 ShakeStir NY Flash competition. The challenge was to create a sour featuring no more than six ingredients and no fewer than two of five sponsoring spirits.

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2014
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Jason Cousins, Mondrian Hotel Soho, NYC.
Source reference

http://www.shakestir.com/recipes/id/2680/billy-bones-cocktail

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Second Wind

1 1⁄4 oz Jamaican rum, Smith & Cross
1⁄2 oz Guatemalan rum, Zacapa 23
1⁄4 oz Virgin Islands Rum, Cruzan Blackstrap
1⁄4 oz Pedro Ximénez Sherry
1⁄4 oz Allspice Dram, St Elizabeth
1⁄4 oz Bénédictine
3 ds Bitters, Dr Adam Elmegirab's Orinoco Bitters
3 ds Bitters, Bittermens Xocolatl Mole
Instructions

Stir, strain, up.

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2014
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Creator
The Dead Rabbit, NYC.
Source reference

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  • Good, but I would use less Allspice when making again. I almost always find the quantity of Allspice dram to be excessive - I like it, but it's a bully of an ingredient.
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Jamaican Art

2 oz Gold rum, Appleton Special
1 oz Cynar
2 ds Bitters, Scrappy's Cardamom
Instructions

Stir with ice, strain into chilled cocktail glass

Notes

Playing with the basic Manhattan approach and using my newly acquired Cardamon Bitters.

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No guiding comments, no ratings, and no true gold rum. The odds were against me, but I decided to give "Jamacian Art" a try, mostly because the recipe is simple and straightforward. Besides, I have so many rums, I was able to come up with a rum that approximated a gold rum, while in truth it was a shade or so darker--I chose Mount Gay Eclipse, a Barbados rum that is quite smooth and full tasting. The rum notes come through, but the cynar keeps the rum from overwhelming everything, and the Cardaman bitters adds a complementary taste, giving the cocktail a fuller, rounder taste.

When all is said and done, I rate this cocktail between 3.5 and 4.0. I will be buying a bottle of Bacardi Gold to try the "Jamacian Art" with a true gold rum. I may find the taste to be different; who knows? A sidenote: I used a small swatch of orange, expressed its oil, and then dropped the orange peel into the drink. A nice garnish. I would not use a large swatch, resulting in a large amount of expressed oil. I think doing so would unbalance the various flavors inherent in this otherwise tasty drink.

Enrico Pallazzo

1 1⁄2 oz Bourbon
1 oz Sweet vermouth, Carpano Punt e Mes
3⁄4 oz Aperol
1⁄4 oz Suze
2 ds Grapefruit bitters (or other citrus bitters, optional)
1 twst Grapefruit peel (Garnish)
Instructions

Long stir & strain into soda siphon or cream whipper*. Carbonate**. Serve up in glass of choice. Garnish.

Notes

* If using a Perlini or similar: shake w/ ice before & after charging.
** Charge with CO2, shake 15-30 seconds, let rest 30 seconds. For best results, charge twice, shake, and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.

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Fargo commented on 3/09/2014:

Yes... the man name is PALLAZZO not Palazzo. However sympathetic recipe... I'll try.

Minor curation - spelling of 'Pallazzo'.

Love's Labours Linger

2 oz Rye
1⁄2 oz Sorel liqueur
1⁄2 oz Ancho Reyes chile liqueur
1 ds Bitters
Instructions

Chilled coupe. Stir, strain, up.

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New Frontiers

1 3⁄8 oz Bourbon, Bulleit
2 t Guatemalan rum, Zacapa 23
2 t Galliano (vanilla)
1 3⁄8 oz Pineapple juice (fresh)
7⁄8 oz Lime juice (fresh)
2 t Orgeat
2 ds Bitters, Angostura
Instructions

Shake all inredents over ice and strain into an ice-filled high-ball glass. Crack black pepper over an orange slice and add as garnish.

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Luke Ashton
Source reference

http://definitivedrinkingguide.com

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