Sailor's Sunset

1 1⁄2 oz Dark rum
1⁄2 oz Campari
1⁄2 oz Lime juice
1⁄2 oz Grapefruit juice
1⁄2 oz Simple syrup
2 oz Ginger ale
1 sli Ginger (crystallized, as garnish)
Instructions

Shake first four ingredients with ice.
Strain over ice into a Collins, top with ginger soda and garnish.

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Authentic recipe
Creator
Punch
Source reference

http://punchdrink.com/recipes/sailors-sunset/

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  • Had to use lime juice and grapefruit crystals in place of grapefruit juice, and it was still quite good. — ★★★★
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Hurricane (Chris Hannah)

2 oz Rum (full-bodied)
1⁄2 oz Orange juice
3⁄4 oz Lime juice
1⁄2 oz Passion fruit syrup
1⁄4 oz Grenadine
Instructions

Shake, strain over ice into a hurricane glass, garnish with an orange slice or lime wedge.

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Creator
Chris Hannah, French 75 Bar, New Orleans, LA.
Source reference

http://imbibemagazine.blogspot.com/2014/07/drink-of-week-hurricane.html

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What's He Building In There?

1 oz Bourbon
1 oz Amaro dell'Erborista
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
1⁄4 oz Honey syrup (2:1)
1 rinse Islay Scotch, Laphroaig
Instructions

Shake, strain, rock.

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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaLjwSpZ6Cs

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Recherché

1 oz Light rum, Flor de Caña Extra Dry
1 oz Fino sherry, Lustau Fino
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
1⁄2 oz Falernum
1⁄4 oz Vanilla syrup
1 rinse Absinthe, Vieux Carré
Instructions

Shake, strain, up.

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Year
2014
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Your original creation
Creator
Rafa García Febles, NYC.
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Turf Cocktail

1 oz Gin, Plymouth
1 oz Dry vermouth
2 ds Orange bitters (or 3)
2 ds Maraschino Liqueur (or 3)
2 ds Absinthe
Instructions

Stir, strain into a coupe, olive garnish.

Notes

So... an improved dry Martini. Yes, it's small. The Savoy has this as 1/2 Plymouth and 1/2 dry vermouth, so feel free to play with the volume. The Waldorf Astoria Bar Book (1935) has this as 2/3 Holland Gin (Genever) and 1/3 sweet vermouth, with a dash of Angostura bitters, which is weird - they didn't get it from Duffy.

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Year
1888
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Harry Johnson
Source reference

Harry Johnson's Bartender's Manual, 1934 ed. pg. 268

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Zachary Pearson commented on 7/20/2014:

In a few days, I'm going to consolidate the other Turf Cocktail into this one - effectively making this the canon version of the drink. Let me know if you want to save the other one - this is correct as per the Harry Johnson and Savoy books.

Thanks,

Zachary

Stormtrooper

2 1⁄2 oz Rum (Equal parts blend of Havana Club 7, Plantation 5 year and Smith&Cross)
1⁄2 oz Lime juice
1⁄2 oz Lemon juice
1⁄2 oz Ginger syrup (50/50 blend of ginger juice and sugar)
1⁄2 oz Falernum, Velvet Falernum
1 ds Bitters, Angostura
1 ds Pastis, Pernod
Instructions

Shake without ice to mix. Dump to chilled Collins glass and add crushed ice. Swizzle. Add more crushed ice to fill. Garnish with a mint sprig and a lime wheel.

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Year
2014
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Slow Burn

3⁄4 oz Mezcal, Del Maguey Vida
3⁄4 oz Tequila, Ocho Blanco
1⁄2 oz Luxardo Bitter Rosso
1⁄2 oz Aperol
1 oz Sweet vermouth, Carpano Punt e Mes
1 bsp Kirschwasser, Luxardo
1 pn Salt
1 twst Lemon peel
Instructions

Stir and strain over a big rock in OF glass. Add the garnish.

Notes

Delightful bitter sweet agave take on the negroni.

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Year
2013
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Your original creation
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Moonage Daydream

1 1⁄2 oz Guatemalan rum, Zacapa
3⁄4 oz Sweet vermouth, Carpano Punt e Mes
1⁄4 oz Luxardo Fernet (Scant)
3 ds Bitters, Dr Adam Elmegirab’s Aphrodite Bitters
1 twst Orange peel
Instructions

Stir and strain over big rock on OF glass. Add the garnish.

Yields Drink
Year
2013
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Your original creation
Source reference

http://www.gazregan.com/101-best-new-cocktails-moonage-daydream-by-mats…

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Kindred Cocktails commented on 3/04/2015:

A variation from emulch:

Hanky Zacapa

2 oz Guatemalan rum, Zacapa

1/2 oz Sweet vermouth, Dolin

1/2 oz Sweet vermouth, Carpano Punt e Mes

1 bsp Fernet Branca (heavy)

1 ds Bitters, Angostura

Midnight Marauder (Rafa García Febles)

2⁄3 sh Amaro dell'Erborista (or Sibilla)
1⁄3 sh Branca Menta
Instructions

Stir, shoot.

Yields Drink
Year
2014
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Rafa García Febles, NYC.
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noksagt commented on 10/15/2017:

Same name is used for a different semi-popular amaro cocktail. Attributed to Joaquín Simó of Pouring Ribbons, ca. 2013:

1 oz cynar

1 oz mezcal

1 oz bonal

1 dash mole biters

Stir, strain, no garnish.

 

Improved Tequila Cocktail

2 oz Reposado Tequila
1 t Maraschino Liqueur
2 ds Bitters, Bittermens Xocolatl Mole
1 ds Bitters, Angostura
1 t Agave syrup
1 twst Lemon peel (as garnish)
Instructions

Stir, strain, up in a cocktail glass.
Twist the lemon over the drink, rub the rim, and drop it in.

Notes

Creator recommends Siete Leguas or Siembra Azul tequila. My modest Jimador served quite satisfactorily!

History

Post article notes that "Improved" was a 19th-century label for drinks with maraschino (or absinthe).

Picture of Improved Tequila Cocktail
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Creator
Bobby Heugel, Anvil Bar and Refuge, Houston, Texas
Source reference

http://www.washingtonpost.com/pb/recipes/improved-tequila-cocktail/1200…

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  • Sweet with a little spice, and a wonderful finish.
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