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Cotton Club

1 1⁄2 oz Gin, Tanqueray Malacca
1 oz Grapefruit juice (white)
1⁄2 oz Lemon juice
1⁄2 oz Sorel liqueur (or cinnamon syrup)
Instructions

Shake, strain, rocks.

Notes

With a tip of the hat to Mr. the Beachcomber.

Yields Drink
Year
2013
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Rafa García Febles, NYC.
Curator rating
Not yet rated
Average rating
3 stars
(2 ratings)
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In Bloom

1⁄2 oz Campari
1 rinse Rose water
1 twst Orange peel (flamed, expressed, discarded)
Instructions

Stir, strain, up, twist.

Yields Drink
Year
2012
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Paul Calvert, Pura Vida, Atlanta, GA.
Curator rating
Not yet rated
Average rating
3.5 stars
(14 ratings)
From other users
  • Solid mezcal drink! Very enjoyable.
  • with Vida and Dolin, too much Mezcal note
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La Reina Subterranean

1 1⁄2 oz Mezcal, Fidencio Clásico
3⁄4 oz Lime juice
3⁄4 oz Falernum, Velvet Falernum (or homemade)
5 lf Mint (shaken)
Instructions

Shake, strain into a Collins over ice.

Notes

Made at Pura Vida with homemade falernum.

Yields Drink
Year
2012
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Paul Calvert, Pura Vida, Atlanta, GA.
Curator rating
Not yet rated
Average rating
4 stars
(7 ratings)
From other users
  • Well balanced (but no mistaking it's a mezcal cocktail!). A great showcase for a new bottle of mezcal...
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Zapatista

1 1⁄2 oz Reposado Tequila
1⁄4 oz Mezcal, Fidencio Clásico
1 twst Orange peel (as garnish)
Instructions

Stir, strain, up, twist, garnish.

Notes

Agave Red Hook.

Yields Drink
Year
2012
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Paul Calvert, Pura Vida, Atlanta, GA.
Curator rating
Not yet rated
Average rating
3.5 stars
(4 ratings)
From other users
  • made as instructed - BUT shook instead of stirred, maybe that affected this. Seemed a bit bland.
  • Tasty, but maybe this has one too many things going on.
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bkemp1984 commented on 6/24/2023:

Been subbing sotol in for mezcal in drinks that only call for 1/4 oz of mezcal and it worked with this one


Improved Scotch Cocktail

2 oz Campbeltown Scotch, Springbank 10 (or other moderately smoky Scotch)
1⁄8 oz Bénédictine
1⁄8 oz Demerara syrup (1:1)
Instructions

Stir, strain, one large rock.

Yields Drink
Year
2013
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Kyle Davidson, Blackbird, Chicago, IL.
Curator rating
Not yet rated
Average rating
4 stars
(2 ratings)
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Yankee Hotel Foxtrot

1 oz Gin, City of London
1 oz Cynar
1⁄2 oz Lime juice
1⁄4 oz Aquavit, North Shore
Instructions

Shake, strain, coupe. Lime twist.

Notes

This recipe is based around North Shore's Private Reserve Aquavit Batch 176

History

North Shore's Batch 176 has an intense curry scent and flavor that doesn't play well with others. This recipe gains depth through the combination of a touch of Batch 176 with a healthy dose of Cynar. It is a riff on the equally bombastic Trident cocktail created by Robert Hess.

Yields Drink
Year
2013
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Matt Demers
Curator rating
Not yet rated
Average rating
3.5 stars
(3 ratings)
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  • Used Spruce Gin and Rhubarb Bitters. — ★★★★
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DrunkLab commented on 12/17/2013:

There's bourbon on the breath of the singer you love so much.


ezoh commented on 1/28/2014:

It goes without saying - but I'm sure you meant 3 dashes of bitters and not 3 ounces!


Zachary Pearson commented on 1/28/2014:

Curated this slightly - thanks ezoh! Changed Removed Herb Liqueur from Cynar. Changed 3 oz of peach bitters to 3 dashes.

Thanks,

Zachary


46th & 5th

Instructions

Stir, strain, cocktail glass. Expressed orange twist.

History

A Manhattan-style variant of a traditional rabo-de-galo cocktail, of equal parts cachaca and sweet vermouth. Named after the location of the sign for "Little Brazil" in Manhattan.

Yields Drink
Year
2013
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Matt Demers
Curator rating
Not yet rated
Average rating
3 stars
(7 ratings)
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Midnight Prayer

Instructions

Stir, strain, up, twist.

Yields Drink
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Brian MacGregor, Jardinière, San Francisco, CA.
Curator rating
Not yet rated
Average rating
4 stars
(6 ratings)
From other users
  • A bit too sweet, lighter on elderflower/heavier on bitters for more balance. Considering adding another ingredient.
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Flying Dutchman (Jardinière)

1 1⁄2 oz Genever, Bols
3⁄4 oz Bénédictine
3⁄4 oz Herbal liqueur, Yellow Chartreuse
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
Instructions

Shake, strain, up.

Yields Drink
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Brian MacGregor, Jardinière, San Francisco, CA.
Curator rating
4 stars
Average rating
4 stars
(12 ratings)
From other users
  • Well-balanced cocktail that nicely features Bols Genever and also Yellow Chartreuse. The brilliance of a cocktail that tastes good with only four ingredients. Worth putting on my home cocktail menu.
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The Pale Rider

1 1⁄2 oz Gin, Plymouth
1⁄2 oz Fino sherry
1 t Fleur de Thym, Farigoule
1 rinse Absinthe, St. George
1 twst Lemon peel (as garnish)
Instructions

Rinse, stir, strain, up, twist.

Yields Drink
Year
2012
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Brian MacGregor, Jasper's, San Francisco, CA.
Curator rating
Not yet rated
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Shawn C commented on 4/26/2024:

Curated to fix the now generic link to a 2012 archive link of the original. Also updated year from 2013 to 2012 as a result.