La Dura Vita

1 1⁄2 oz Gin
1 oz Campari
1⁄2 oz Averna
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Source reference

http://www.adashofbitters.com/2009/03/31/averna-amaro/

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  • Adjust Luxardo Bitter to 0.75 and Averna to 0.75
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Raindog

2 oz Gin, Beefeater
1 oz Bourbon, Wild Turkey
1⁄2 oz Campari
2 oz Pomegranate juice
2 oz Orange juice
1⁄2 oz Lime juice
1 ds Bitters, Angostura
1 ds Peychaud's Bitters
1 wdg Lime
Instructions

Stir well with ice cubes in a chilled shaker, then pour unstrained into a Collins glass, splash with cold club soda. Garnish with lime.

Notes

Improves with increased gin, bourbon, & bitters as the album plays on.

History

Inspired by the 1985 record when a fellow cardplayer asked for a Sling while in a dry town on the Jersey shore without cherry, brandy, Benedictine or Cointreau..

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Year
2012
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
jkim
Source reference

Tom Waits 1985

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Zachary Pearson commented on 5/30/2014:

Curated this: Removed fresh squeezed from the juices. We trust that you're going to use them, really.

Thanks,

Zachary

jkim07 commented on 8/14/2014:

Refernce to another drink of the same name notes- “The Bourbon anchors the cocktail, the Amaro Diesus adds aroma and Angostura bitters gives it complexity.” But can't locate the recipe or Marie Celeste’s Carlos Madriz.

French Laundry

1 1⁄2 oz Gin
3⁄4 oz Elderflower liqueur
1⁄2 oz Lime juice
1⁄4 oz Maraschino Liqueur
3 ds Grapefruit bitters
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Authentic recipe
Source reference

http://www.franklincafe.com/franklin-southie/drink-menu-southie/

https://twitter.com/HackaPhreaka/status/441737588810850306

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  • Very good option with ingredients you probably have.
  • Yummy Bright. Perfect grapefruit
  • didn't have the right bitters, used a grapefruit twist and dash of peychaud's instead.. a little tart, would try again with a tiny bit of syrup maybe
  • Used Sage (Art in the Age), Leopold Bros Maraschino, St. Germain. Bitters help brighten this drink. Refreshing. Shake/Strain/Coupe. Have also added chile lime seasoning for an interesting kick. — ★★★★
  • Made with Glendalough autumn gin and my grapefruit bitters and very nice!
  • Used Conniption Gin, Dashfire Grapefruit Bitters. Very refreshing.
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The Highlander

1 1⁄2 oz Scotch, Compass Box Great King Street
1 oz Swedish Punsch, Kronan
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
1⁄2 oz Ginger syrup
3 oz Soda water (to top)
2 ds Grapefruit bitters, Bittermens Hopped Grapefruit (as float)
1 twst Orange peel (as garnish)
Instructions

Shake, strain over fresh ice in a Collins, top with soda, float bitters and insert orange peel as garnish.

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Creator
Donato Alvarez, Sixth Engine, Washington, DC.
Source reference

via Compass Box promotional material.

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Dan commented on 6/03/2014:

Variation from Backbar, Somerville, MA:
1 1/2 oz Scotch, Dewar's
3/4 oz Cochi Americano
1/2 oz ginger syrup (spicy)
1/4 oz Amaro, Meletti
1 oz Grapefruit juice
1/4 oz Lemon juice
1 rinse or spritz Fernet Branca

Shake, strain, rocks, spritz (or rinse first).

Truly excellent.

DrunkLab commented on 6/03/2014:

Looks great. Surprised you don't find that spec too sweet.

Mamie Taylor à la Dead Rabbit

2 oz Scotch, Compass Box Great King Street
1⁄2 oz Strega
3⁄4 oz Lime juice
3⁄4 oz Ginger syrup
3 ds Bitters, Boker's
3 ds Mace tincture
3 oz Soda water (to top)
Instructions

Shake, strain, top with soda in a highball/sling glass.

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Year
2013
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
The Dead Rabbit, NYC, adapted from Tim Daly's Bartender's Encyclopedia of 1903.
Source reference

I found this in a Mamie Taylor-themed handout Compass Box gave me.

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Bulwer-Lytton Sour

2 oz Gin (Earl Grey tea-infused)
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
3⁄4 oz Ginger syrup (Scant)
1 t Bergamot syrup
1 ds Lavender bitters (+1 on egg white)
1⁄2 oz Egg white
Instructions

Shake, strain, up.

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Year
2014
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Rafa García Febles, NYC.
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Tequila Sunrise (Shelter)

1 oz Blanco tequila
1 oz Orange juice
1 oz Falernum, Velvet Falernum
1 oz Lemon juice
3⁄4 oz Campari
1 spl Soda water
Instructions

Pour the Campari and soda into a Collins, fill with cubes, shake the other ingredients and strain carefully over the ice, serve with straw.

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Year
2014
Authenticity
Altered recipe
Creator
Rafa García Febles, NYC.
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  • Made with homemade falernum. Bitter enough to retain some gravitas but fun, accessible, and tasty. — ★★★★★
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After the Gold Rush

1 oz Bourbon
1 oz Highland Scotch
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
3⁄4 oz Tea syrup (green tea-honey syrup)
Instructions

Shake, strain, one big rock.

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Year
2014
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Your original creation
Creator
Rafa García Febles, NYC.
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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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2014
Authenticity
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Creator
Rufus Grantham, London.
Source reference

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

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