Gascon Smash

1 oz Armagnac
1⁄2 oz Plum eau-de-vie
1⁄4 oz Lemon juice
1⁄2 Plum (ripe, sliced)
1 spg Mint (as garnish)
Instructions

Shake, double strain over crushed ice in a julep cup, garnish with mint, brandied cherries, and a plum slice, serve with straws.

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Year
2014
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Frog Princesse
Source reference

http://tartinestotikis.wordpress.com/2014/07/28/gascon-smash/

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christina in tacoma commented on 8/01/2014:

Awesome summer drink, thanks for posting. My armagnac is marie duffau, and I used a mirabelle plum brandy. Next time I'll try my clear creek slivovitz- it's heavier and funkier and I think it would work well too. Worth the hassle of having to unclog plum pulp from the strainer a couple times.

The Thunderball

1 1⁄2 oz Gin, Fords
1⁄2 oz Lemon juice
1⁄4 oz Sorel liqueur
2 bsp Huckleberry jam
1 bsp Greek yogurt
1 spg Mint (as garnish)
2 Blackberry (as garnish)
Instructions

Hard shake, double strain over ice in a highball glass, garnish with mint and blackberries, serve with straws.

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Year
2014
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Eclipse Restaurant, The Moonrise Hotel, St. Louis, MO.
Source reference

https://www.facebook.com/TheLiquortarian/photos/a.242946919121103.58594…

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Beet Happening

1 1⁄2 oz Apple brandy
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
1⁄2 oz Beet juice
1⁄2 oz Ginger syrup
1⁄4 oz Zwack Unicum Plum
Instructions

Shake, strain, up.

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Year
2014
Authenticity
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Creator
Rafa García Febles, NYC.
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Cassingle Revival #2

3⁄4 oz Bourbon
3⁄4 oz Drambuie
3⁄4 oz Triple sec, Cointreau
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
Instructions

Shake, strain, up.

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Year
2013
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Rafa García Febles, NYC.
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4 stars
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  • Bracingly tart in a way that earns the name. A nice fruity and spicy alternative to the more common herbal equal-4-parts Last Word-esque cocktails. (4.5)
  • Used lime juice. With lime, could reduce the amount to, say, 1/2 oz, to let the drambuie shine. However the tarntness was delicious, making a slightly herbal whiskey sour.
  • Sour lemon zest flavor dominates. Pleasing complexity underneath. — ★★★★
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Cara A commented on 10/27/2022:

I used Meyer lemon juice. Excellent! In the neighborhood of a Sidecar, but more balanced.

Skytanic

2 oz Gin
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
1⁄2 oz Curaçao
1⁄4 oz Maraschino Liqueur
1⁄2 t Blue Curaçao
1 rinse Absinthe
Instructions

Shake, strain, up.

i'll have campari and... i guess vodka?
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Year
2014
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Your original creation
Creator
Rafa García Febles, NYC.
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3 stars
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  • The tiny does of my cheap blue curacao cheapened the color but not really the flavor of this. Even still, this "improved" Aviation isn't necessarily an improvement. — ★★★
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Back to Town

1 1⁄2 oz Reposado Tequila, Espolon Reposado
1 oz Aromatized wine, Cocchi Americano Rosa
3⁄4 oz Plain shrub (House orange shrub)
2 ds Bolivar Bitters
Instructions

Stir and strain into a rocks glass over a large cube. Express the oil of an orange swath over the drink and garnish with the peel.

Notes

Created for Tequila Espolon's Cocktail Fight competition.

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1⁄4 oz Lemon juice
1 ds Bitters, Bittercube Bolivar
Instructions

Stir over ice; strain into a coupe and express the oil from a swath of orange peel.

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Blackcurrant Knickerbocker

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1 oz Lemon juice (or lemon/lime juice mix)
1⁄2 oz Triple sec, Cointreau
1⁄4 oz Cassis
1⁄4 oz Blackcurrant preserves
Instructions

Shake, strain, up. Garnish with lemon or lime wheel.

History

A blackcurrant version of the 19th-century Knickerbocker, which originally used raspberry syrup.

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Year
2014
Authenticity
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Source reference

Used KindredCocktails Knickerbocker recipe as reference point.

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My Oh My Ty

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1 oz Lime juice
1⁄2 oz Orgeat
1⁄2 oz Orange liqueur, Clément Créole Shrubb
1⁄4 oz Absinthe
3 ds Simple syrup (3-4)
1 spg Mint (as garnish)
Instructions

Shake with three cubes, strain over crushed ice in an Old Fashioned glass, garnish.

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Authenticity
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Creator
Brian Miller, Death & Co, NYC.
Source reference

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The Pledge

1 1⁄2 oz Rye, Bulleit
1⁄2 oz Herbal liqueur, Yellow Chartreuse
1⁄2 oz Averna
2 ds Bitters, Angostura
1 twst Lemon peel (as garnish)
Instructions

Stir, strain, garnish.

Notes

Benedictine can be substituted for the Averna and Rittenhouse 100 for the Bulleit.

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2014
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Creator
Death to Sour Mix
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Canephoros commented on 8/15/2016:

Having been served in North Carolina an un-named cocktail containing inter alia Rye, Chartreuse, and Averna, I searched for similar confections, and found The Pledge at the cited source.

I made both the original version, and the adaptation described above - although I made both with Bulleit Rye. 

I think the two drinks are sufficiently different, that the original version should be listed here as The Pledge, and the version posted here in 2014 be given a slightly different name, or listed as a variant.

The Benedictine version was both smoother and sharper than the Averna version, which seemed to be richer and less herbal. The mouth feel of the original version is more substantial, also.

I thought both versions were good, and I will probably make one or the other again, at some point.

Zachary Pearson commented on 8/15/2016:

Curated this drink - from a user comment, I reverted this to the original recipe at the cited link and added the substitutions in the notes. Also, I cleaned up the instructions, added the garnish and date. Thanks,  Zachary

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