Caruso Cocktail (via Eric Felton)

1 1⁄2 oz Cognac
1⁄2 oz Sweet vermouth
1⁄4 oz Bénédictine
2 ds Bitters, Angostura
1 Cherry (as garnish)
Instructions

Stir, strain, up, garnish, smile.

Notes

There are many recipes from this era named, ostensibly, for wild tenor Enrico Caruso. The most famous one calls for gin, dry vermouth, and creme de menthe. This one's better.

Picture of Caruso Cocktail (via Eric Felton)
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Year
1907
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
possibly Red Asher, Webster Hall, NYC.
Source reference

http://www.wsj.com/news/articles/SB100014240529702037719045741794104273… (NB: requires subscription)

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Dan commented on 12/31/2013:

Fixed the "Angostura" to be bitters, rather than rum.

lesliec commented on 12/02/2017:

Curated to amend WSJ link.

HMH commented on 2/20/2024:

Pierre Ferrand 1840. Carpano Antica. Shockingly good for such a simple cocktail.

Maria Callas

1 1⁄2 oz Cognac
3⁄4 oz Branca Menta
3⁄4 oz Ginger-Honey Syrup
Instructions

Shake (yep, shake), strain over cracked ice in a rocks glass.

Notes

Fernet Branca marketing lore has it that Maria Callas took her Fernet with peppermint syrup, a fact that led, they say, to the creation of the product that eventually became Branca Menta. Here's a nightcap in her honor, with some similarities to a drink named for another opera great, the Caruso.

History

Originally made with 3/4 sweet vermouth rather than honey ginger syrup, until I tried the syrup and decided I liked it better.

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Year
2013
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Rafa García Febles, NYC.
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Forbidden Apple

1 oz Calvados
1⁄2 oz Orange liqueur, Grand Marnier
3 ds Bitters, Angostura
4 oz Champagne
1 twst Orange peel (as garnish)
Instructions

Shake, strain into a Champagne flute topping with Champagne, twist.

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Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Jacques Bezuidenhout, San Francisco, CA.
Source reference

http://liquor.com/recipes/forbidden-apple/

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Manzanasada

1 oz Tequila
1⁄2 oz Mezcal
1 1⁄2 oz Apple cider
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
2 oz Ginger beer (to top)
Instructions

Shake, strain into a Collins over ice, topping with ginger beer. As a garnish, rim the glass with a mix of 4 parts sugar, 2 parts ground cinnamon, 2 parts ground nutmeg, and 1 part ancho chile powder. Float diced red apple slices.

Notes

The name is a portmanteau of manzana asada, "grilled apple."

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Authentic recipe
Creator
Tad Carducci & Paul Tanguay (aka "The Tippling Bros."), Mercadito restaurant group
Source reference

http://liquor.com/recipes/mazanasada/

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  • Made two versions to compare: as written, and as suggested in the comment by applejack. My drinking companion and I both far preferred applejack’s version.
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applejack commented on 8/11/2020:

I believe this should be attributed to Tad Carducci & Paul Tanguay (aka "The Tippling Bros."), who developed the initial cocktail programs for the Mercadito Group.  It's listed in their book "A Lime and a Shaker", Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2015, p.196.  Recipe there is listed as 1 oz blanco tequila, 3/4 oz mezcal, 1-1/2 oz apple cider, 1/2 oz lemon juice, 1/4 oz maple syrup & 3 oz ginger beer.

The St-Rita

1 1⁄2 part Blanco tequila
1 part Elderflower liqueur, St. Germain
3⁄4 part Lime juice
Instructions

Shake, strain into an ice-filled rocks glass. Salted rim optional. Garnish with lime wedge.

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Authenticity
Unknown
Source reference

Booklet that came with the bottle of St. Germain.

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  • Simple, beautiful drink. I prefer to use jalapeno infused tequila blanco for at least 50% of the tequila in this one. Try it! — ★★★★★
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drinkingandthinking commented on 6/22/2022:

uninspired elderflower margarita with poor proportions

Aperol Flip

1 oz Aperol
1⁄2 oz Lemon juice (juice of half a lemon)
1⁄2 oz Simple syrup
1 Egg white
2 oz Brut Champagne
1 twst Orange peel (as garnish)
Instructions

Shake, strain over Champagne, twist.

Notes

Misnamed; more of a royal/imperial fizz.

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Year
2009
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Maria Hunt, The Bubbly Bar
Source reference

http://liquor.com/recipes/aperol-flip/

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  • Definitely not flip, but very enjoyable. Molly loves this one! — ★★★★★
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happyrobot commented on 7/17/2020:

It's a tasty cocktail and a real crowd pleaser. I'd agree that the name needs to be tweaked - we made it with champagne and called it an Imperial Aperol 75. 

Magic Hour

1 1⁄2 oz Aromatized wine, Lillet Rose
1⁄2 oz Grapefruit juice
1⁄2 oz Simple syrup
1 t Herbal liqueur, Yellow Chartreuse
4 oz Sparkling white wine, Gruet
1 twst Grapefruit peel (as garnish)
Instructions

Shake, strain into a Champagne flute, top with bubbles, twist.

Yields Drink
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Tom Macy, NY.
Source reference

http://liquor.com/recipes/magic-hour/

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Moët Imperial Gatsby Cocktail

5 oz Champagne, Moet Imperial (4-6 oz)
1⁄4 oz Herbal liqueur, Green Chartreuse
1 cube Sugar
1 twst Lime peel (thick, spiraled)
Instructions

Build in wine goblet, sinking twist.

Yields Drink
Year
2013
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Jim Meehan, PDT.
Source reference

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Susina Sour

3⁄4 oz Plum eau-de-vie, Clear Creek
3⁄4 oz Orange liqueur, Grand Marnier
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
3⁄4 oz Honey syrup (4 parts water to 3 parts clover honey)
1⁄2 oz Gin
1 spg Rosemary (as garnish)
1 Cherry (as garnish)
Instructions

Shake, strain, up, garnish with a cherry skewered on a sprig.

Yields Drink
Year
2013
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Nostrana, Portland, OR.
Source reference

http://www.bonappetit.com/recipe/susina-sour

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Studio One

2 oz Light rum, Plantation 3 Star
1⁄2 oz Tonic water syrup
1⁄4 oz Demerara syrup
2 sli Lime (eighths, muddled)
1 1⁄2 oz Soda water
1 ds Bitters, Angostura
Instructions

Muddle limes, Build in shaker, shake and roll then top with soda water and garnish with a piece of sugar cane.

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Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Kyle Davidson, Blackbird, Chicago
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Zachary Pearson commented on 12/28/2013:

Is the Morgenthaler tonic syrup recipe the way to go here, or is there another you like?

Thanks,

Zachary

Sasquatch commented on 12/28/2013:

Hey Zach,
That will certainly work, I have added a few of my own tweaks onto his base and I like using some more allspice, some demerara in addition to the agave, and a certain kind of whole chinchona bark that I get from Rod at Rare Tea Cellars here in Chicago. (Right now I am using up some Jack Rudy Tonic syrup that I inherited here, which is good but I like making my own) Part of the fun is the allspice in the syrup and I bag the sugarcane garnish sticks with allspice and lime peel syrup. Also the lime pieces are muddling eigths which may or may not yield more juice than most lime slices.

Thanks,
Kyle

Zachary Pearson commented on 12/28/2013:

Kyle,

The drink looks awesome - like the best parts of a G&T and a Mojito ran into each other. This is at the top of the list once it cracks 70 here - which may be May ;)

Thanks,

Zachary

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