Green Giant

2 oz Old Tom Gin, Hayman's
1⁄2 oz Dry vermouth
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
3⁄4 oz Simple syrup
8 lf Tarragon (8-10)
4 Pea (sugar snap pea pods)
Instructions

Muddle the snap peas and tarragon in syrup, shake, fine strain over crushed ice in a rocks glass, garnish with two more sugar snap pea pods.

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Creator
Tom Macy, Clover Club, Brooklyn, NY.
Source reference

http://liquor.com/recipes/green-giant/

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Lost Word

3⁄4 oz Gin
3⁄4 oz Kummel
3⁄4 oz Herbal liqueur, Yellow Chartreuse
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
Instructions

Shake hard, strain, adorn with "fancy slashed lemon zest."

Notes

I was recounting a dream in which every time I tried to make a Last Word my bottle of Green Chartreuse slipped my grasp and taunted me, as one does, and I slipped up and typed Lost Word instead. Rufus ran with it.

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Year
2014
Authenticity
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Creator
Rufus Grantham, London.
Source reference

http://barnotes.co/recipes/rafa-s-lost-word

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4 stars
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Italian Rivalry (aka Monte Old-Fashioned)

1 oz Bourbon
1 oz Cognac
1⁄2 oz Amaro Montenegro
1 cube Brown sugar
1 twst Lemon peel
1 twst Orange peel
Instructions

Muddle sugar cube in a rocks glass. Add rest of the ingredients.Stir with a large cube and Garnish with Citrus Twists.

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Year
2014
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Joshua Perez, Middle Branch, New York
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4 stars
(14 ratings)
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MOJO1229 commented on 1/22/2021:

If you're looking for a man's drink, the Italian Rivalry (aka Monte Old-Fashioned), look no farther. With its robust flavor from the bourbon (Jim Beam black label), and the exquisite taste of a good cognac (Hennessy Very Special Cognac), combined with light brown sugar to add some sweetness (but not too much), with the zest oils from an orange and a lemon to counterbalance the flavors. NOTE: One level tsp of sugar equals one sugar cube.

As you might guess, this drink is complex with its many different flavors. I think you'll enjoy both the breadth and depth of flavors you'll encounter in this drink.

The only decision you'll have to make is whether you want to use light or dark brown sugar. For myself, I was satisfied with light brown sugar (which was the only brown sugar I had). The dark brown sugar is likely to be somewhat sweeter and richer. However, be you woman or man, you'll enjoy this "man's drink."

Auld Draper

2 oz Gin, Caorunn
3⁄4 oz Byrrh
3 ds Orange bitters
1 twst Orange peel (flamed, as garnish)
Instructions

Stir, strain, rocks, twist.

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Year
2014
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Elana Lepkowski, Serious Eats.
Source reference

http://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2014/05/auld-draper-cocktail-byrrh-g…

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Bone Machine

1 oz Bourbon, Bulleit
1 1⁄2 oz Oloroso sherry, La Bodega
1⁄2 oz Amaro Nonino
1⁄4 oz Bénédictine
1 ds Bitters, Angostura
2 ds Orange bitters, Regans' orange bitters
1 twst Orange peel (flamed, as garnish)
Instructions

Stir, strain, rock, twist.

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Year
2014 or before
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Jeff Lyon, San Francisco, CA.
Source reference

https://web.archive.org/web/20200927171711/http://liquor.com/recipes/bo…

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From other users
  • Lots of raisin (sherry), Nonino adds nuance.
  • Replaced Nonino with Cynar
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HallA commented on 1/23/2023:

Deeply Sherry containing, nice evolution, sherry nutty / raisin-ey notes throughout. That's usually a three for me, individual mileage may vary.

Shawn C commented on 4/09/2024:

Curated to web archive link (original from 2014 has been flushed by Liquor.com.)

What's Kraken?

1 1⁄2 oz Spiced Rum, Kraken
1 oz Orange juice
1⁄2 oz Honey syrup (1:1 honey to water)
1⁄2 oz Aperol
3 Raspberry
1 twst Orange peel (Either twist or peel, as garnish)
Instructions

Muddle 3 raspberries, orange juice, and honey syrup. Add ice, spiced rum, and aperol. Shake and double strain into a coupe glass. Garnish with an orange twist while releasing the orange oils into the glass.

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  • A bit sweet, but I had to make my own lighter spiced rum with 4-1-1 Barbancourt 8, velvet falernum and allspice dram.
  • This tastes *so* much like a berry-flavored Orange Julius. It's great!
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Zachary Pearson commented on 5/27/2014:

Curated this a bit: removed "fresh squeezed" from the OJ. Changed "Kraken Spiced Rum" to "Kraken", which is a brand of spiced rum. Removed extraneous note that was causing line breakage, clarified the twist as garnish.

Thanks,

Zachary

Dusky Rose

1 oz Old Tom Gin, Hayman's
1⁄2 oz Falernum, Velvet Falernum
1⁄2 oz Aperol
1 oz Lemon juice
2 ds Peychaud's Bitters (float)
Instructions

Shake all (except Peychaud's) with ice. Strain into cocktail glass. Float Peychaud's.

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Year
2014
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4 stars
(19 ratings)
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  • A little like vitamin C in a cocktail. Sweet, pretty and aperol forward.
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happyrobot commented on 8/19/2018:

this is a handsome looking cocktail. I added a small amount of egg whites and that really added to the visual appeal.

Now Voyager

1 oz Jamaican rum
1 oz Rhum Agricole
1 oz Bonal Gentiane Quina
2 ds Bitters, Bittermens Xocolatl Mole
1 twst Lemon peel (expressed and discarded)
Instructions

Stir, strain, up.

Notes

A bittered Pompadour playing off Bonal's similarity to Pineau des Charentes and affinity for Jamaican rum, named for a Bette Davis film where she sports that hairstyle. Sort of a Patois crossed with a Mai Tai as well.

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Year
2014
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Creator
Rafa García Febles, NYC.
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8stringfan commented on 6/17/2017:

Meh...sorry to be a downer but this didn't work for me.  I used Depaz rhum agricole, Appleton 12, Bonal, and Bitterman's Xocolatl Mole and it just felt like a bad mix.  Maybe a different run would have helped - perhaps something stronger like Smith & Cross.  IN the end it just seemed like a good idea, with some ingredients I love that nonetheless came across as somehow being "off."  Certainly not undrinkable, but not something I'd make again, or recommend.

Appellation Cooler

2 oz Muscadet wine (or other dry white wine)
1 oz Aromatized wine, Cocchi Americano
1 oz Bianco Vermouth, Dolin (basil-infused)
1 t Apricot liqueur
2 sli Cucumber (or more, as garnish)
Instructions

Build in a wineglass over ice and stir; garnish with thin, seedless slices of cucumber.

Notes

Basil-infused bianco: add 20 basil leaves to a full size bottle of Dolin Blanc (or 10 to a 375), let steep for 24 hours, strain and refrigerate.

Yields Drink
Year
2014
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Natasha David, Nitecap, NYC.
Source reference

http://punchdrink.com/recipes/appellation-cooler-2/

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Damiana Spritz

1 1⁄2 oz Damiana Liqueur
1 1⁄2 oz Aromatized wine, Cocchi Americano
3 oz Champagne
2 ds Bitters, Angostura (as float)
1 spg Mint (as garnish)
2 Blackberry (or more, as garnish)
Instructions

Add Damiana and Cocchi to a Collins glass, top with crushed ice and Champagne, float bitters, garnish, serve with straw.

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Creator
Bobby Heugel, Pastry War, Houston, TX.
Source reference

http://punchdrink.com/recipes/damiana-spritz/

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