Everybody Loves Hugo

1 1⁄2 oz Rye
1⁄2 oz Ancho Reyes chile liqueur
1⁄2 oz Crème de Cacao
1⁄2 oz Sweet vermouth, Carpano Punt e Mes
1 t Cherry syrup (scant; see note)
1 Cherry, Luxardo (garnish)
Instructions

Up: chilled coupe. Stir, strain, garnish.

Notes

A version of this was on the opening menu at Parliament in Dallas, TX (called the Ancho Cherry Manhattan), swapping Heering for the syrup & then passing cherry wood smoke through the chilled drink.

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Christopher Bevins
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  • Winter black lodge-esque. Try with more Rye.
  • Even with 2oz bonded rye this is a little too sweet for me. ETA: 2nd try, at 1.5 Ritt, skinny on the CdC, Cocchi vermouth and a dash of Campari for the PeM, I really enjoyed this, upped it from 3 to 4
  • Made perfect with ½ sweet ½ dry vermouth. Also replaced ½ Heering with another ½ t of rye — ★★★★
  • Went with 2 oz rye, 1 oz Ancho.
  • Boozy, spicy, sweet. Used cherry heering. Pushed the rye to 2 oz, a little cloying otherwise. Tempted to go to 2&1/2 rye.
  • Used scant tsp Luxardo Cherry Syrup (the bottled stuff, not from the jar of cherries). Agree with others to use less and to bump up rye.
  • Increase spirit by one ounce
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Ajvan commented on 12/14/2019:

Used cherry heering and pushed the rye to 2 oz, as the initial drink was a little cloying for me (spicy tootsie roll). Tempted to push the rye to 2.5.

flickerdart commented on 11/13/2021:

Seeing people take liberty with the last 3 ingredients & amount of whisky, I tried:

2oz Rittenhouse
0.5oz Ancho Reyes
0.5oz Tempus Fugit creme de cacao
0.5oz Cynar
Dash of Luxardo Maraschino

I can definitely see how a fruity bitterness from the Punt e Mes would work better than the vegetal bitterness of the Cynar here. But IMO the strength of the drink is whisky + spicy + chocolate, which this formulation still has - and which works well.

Astoria Sour

2 oz Rye, High West Double Rye
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
3⁄4 oz Simple syrup
1⁄2 oz Dry sherry
1 Egg white
3 dr Bitters, Dutch's Colonial (as garnish)
Instructions

Dry shake, shake, strain, up, garnish.

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Year
2013
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Creator
The Gal About Town, Astoria Whiskey Society.
Source reference

http://astoriawhiskeysociety.com/astoria-sour/

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Rosemary Figurine

2 oz Rye, High West Double Rye
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
3⁄4 oz Rosemary syrup
1 bsp Dry sherry
1 Fig (quartered)
1 spg Rosemary (as garnish)
Instructions

Muddle, strain or double strain, up, garnish with rosemary sprig and a slice of fig.

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2013
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Creator
The Gal About Town, Astoria Whiskey Society.
Source reference

http://astoriawhiskeysociety.com/rosemary-figurine/

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Duck & Cover

1 3⁄4 oz Vodka, Aylesbury Duck (or other spirit)
1⁄4 oz Pear eau de vie, Clear Creek
1 oz Apple cider, Red Jacket (or other non-alcoholic apple cider)
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
1⁄2 oz Grade B maple syrup
1 ds Bitters, Angostura
2 oz Ginger ale (to top)
2 sli Apple (as garnish; 2-3)
Instructions

Shake, strain over fresh ice in a Collins, top with ginger ale, garnish with apple fan.

Notes

The Pouring Ribbons Facebook page mentions that this drink as presented on Liquor.com is simplified from the PR version without specifying how. It works as-is.

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Year
2013
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Creator
Joaquín Simó, Pouring Ribbons, NYC.
Source reference

http://liquor.com/articles/your-super-bowl-drinks/

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New Amsterdam Winter Fix

1 oz Gin
1 oz Triple sec, Cointreau
1⁄2 oz Lemon juice
12 Cranberry
5 sli Ginger (3-5 slices, coin-sized, plus one as garnish)
Instructions

Muddle, shake, fine strain, garnish with a long slice of ginger.

Notes

Adapted by DiSalvo from Andrew Willett's adaptation of Employees Only's Ginger Smash, which Willett calls instead the New York Winter Fix.

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Year
2013
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Creator
Tony DiSalvo, Viceroy Hotel, Santa Monica, CA.
Source reference

http://elementalmixology.wordpress.com/2014/02/01/drinks-of-the-day-man…

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  • Made this with Paririe gin and Ferrand dry curacao. Cranberries were a spoonful of cranberry-syrup-solids rather than fresh. Did not have ginger, but didn't miss it. Very tasty, a refreshing profile in the winter.
  • Really tasty, better than the plain cranberry gin smash that was a previous favorite. — ★★★★
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Craig E commented on 12/14/2015:

The linked recipe adds superfine sugar or simple syrup to the muddle. I made it without and thought it very nice and balanced without the additional sweetener.

Ginger Smash (Employees Only)

1 1⁄2 oz Gin, Fords
1 1⁄2 oz Apple liqueur, Berentzen Apfelkorn
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
1 1⁄2 t Sugar (superfine)
10 Cranberry (9-10)
2 sli Ginger (thin)
Instructions

Muddle, shake briefly, pour without straining into a rocks glass.

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2010
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Creator
Jason Kosmas and Dushan Zaric, Employees Only, NYC.
Source reference

http://www.examiner.com/article/ginger-smash-winter-cocktail-recipe-fro…

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Hotel D'Alsace

2 oz Irish whiskey, Bushmill's
1⁄2 oz Triple sec, Cointreau
1⁄2 oz Bénédictine
2 spg Rosemary (one muddled, one as garnish)
Instructions

Muddle, stir, strain, up, garnish.

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David Slape, PDT, NYC.
Source reference

http://womenwhowhiskey.blogspot.com/2013/03/hotel-dalsace.html

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Excellent cocktail. One of my recent favorites. Note: It's not good when you run out of Irish whiskey and try to sub in blended scotch. 

The Bijou Cocktail (à la Waldorf)

1 oz Orange liqueur, Grand Marnier (any good brandy-based orange liqueur)
1 oz Dry vermouth, Dolin
2 ds Orange bitters, Angostura
1 twst Lemon peel (as garnish)
Instructions

Stir, strain, goblet, twist.

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Joseph Taylor, Waldorf Hotel, NYC, via Old Waldorf Bar Days (1931) by A. S. Crockett.
Source reference

http://elementalmixology.wordpress.com/2014/01/30/drink-of-the-day-the-…

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Improved Aviation

2 oz Gin, Plymouth
3⁄4 oz Lime juice
1⁄2 oz Maraschino Liqueur, Maraska
1⁄4 oz Crème de Violette, Bitter Truth
1⁄4 oz Bénédictine
3 dr Cherry Bitters, Miracle Mile
2 dr Orange bitters, Regans' orange bitters
Instructions

Shake, strain, up.

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Year
2013
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Creator
Elana Lepkowski, Stir & Strain.
Source reference

http://stirandstrain.com/2013/03/24/improved-aviation-cocktail/

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  • Used a cherry garnish in place of the cherry bitters. Intriguing taste. Biggest demerit was the cloudy gray color (at least when made with R&W violette like I did).
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Excellent variation! I made it with Vedrenne Violette Parfait Amour instead of Bitter Truth's creme de violette and it tasted much better and more balanced than traditional recipes. The color was nice sky blue too.

Violet's Party

3 oz Añejo tequila, Partida
1 1⁄4 oz Crème de Violette, Bitter Truth
3⁄4 oz Lime juice
2 wdg Lime (as garnish)
Instructions

Stir, strain, one large rock, garnish.

Notes

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from The Best Craft Cocktails & Bartending with Flair, modified by Elana Lepkowski, Stir & Strain.
Source reference

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