Plain Sailing

3⁄4 oz Gin, Plymouth
3⁄4 oz Bianco Vermouth
3⁄4 oz Manzanilla sherry
1⁄2 oz Sloe gin
1⁄4 oz Cane syrup, Petite Canne
2 ds Salt Solution
1 rinse Absinthe
1 twst Lemon peel (expressed and discarded)
Instructions

Rinse Nick & Nora. Stir and strain into prepared glass. Express and discard lemon peel.

Notes

Comoz Vermouth Blanc and Bodegas Yuste Aurora are preferred brands.

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Paige Walwyn, Chicago, Illinois (USA)
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https://punchdrink.com/recipes/plain-sailing/

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Lord Byron

1 1⁄2 oz Gin
1 oz Mastika
3⁄4 oz Lime juice
1 lf Mint (as garnish)
Instructions

Shake; strain; up; garnish.

Notes

I used Skinos Mastiha and Beefeater.

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Craig Eliason
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Craig Eliason, Saint Paul, Minnesota (USA)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_Byron#Ottoman_Greece

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Great name. This is a well balanced cocktail, with the lime proportion being a good match for the richness of the Skinos Mastiha. The virtue of this elegantly simple drink is that the mild, warm piney resin flavor come through as the central flavor.

Spruce Goose v2

1 1⁄2 oz Gin
3⁄4 oz Orgeat
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
1⁄2 oz Amontillado Sherry
3 sli Cucumber
3 ds Absinthe
1 sli Cucumber (ribbon, as garnish)
Instructions

Muddle cucumber, add rest of the ingredients and shake with ice then strain into stemmed beer glass over crushed ice. Garnish with a cucumber ribbon.

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2019
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Trevor Easter. The Snug. Sacramento
Source reference

https://imbibemagazine.com/recipe/spruce-goose-from-the-snug/

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Cuevas

2 oz Jamaican rum, Appleton 12 (or other blended aged rum)
1⁄2 oz Sweet vermouth, Carpano Punt e Mes
1⁄4 oz Tawny port (Taylor Fladgate 20)
1⁄4 oz Cinnamon syrup, B.G. Reynolds
6 dr Bitters, Bittermens 'Elemakule Tiki
1 Maraschino cherry (as garnish)
Instructions

Stir and strain, coupe, cherry garnish.

Notes

Balanced bitterness. Smooth and appropriately sweet (to my taste). The cinnamon and caramelized grape taste of the port come through at different times.

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2016
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Dane Barca, Smuggler's Cove
Source reference

Smuggler's Cove, pg 118

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Wind 'Em Up

1 1⁄2 oz Moonshine (home-made)
1 oz Cassis
3⁄4 oz Nocino
1⁄2 oz Lavender syrup
3 ds Cranberry bitters
Instructions

Shake with ice and strain into a frozen coupe glass.

History

Watching the WWII movie, "They Were Expendable" about PT boats and such.

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Carl N.
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Swann Martini

1 1⁄2 oz Gin
1⁄4 oz Vodka
1⁄4 oz Absinthe bitters
1⁄4 oz Amaro (Amaro Angeleno)
3 dr Salt Solution
1 spg Basil
1 Cherry tomato (as garnish)
1 Olive (as garnish)
1 lf Basil (as garnish)
Instructions

Muddle sprig of basil with gin, saline solution and ice; add other ingredients and stir until chilled. Serve with a garnish of one olive, one cherry tomato, and a basil leaf on a toothpick.

Notes

Amaro used was Amaro Angeleno, a bitter citrus aperitif amaro from Ventura Spirits in Ventura, CA. Could substitute with Amaro Florio or dealer's choice.

History

First made on July 16, 2022 as requested by EB. A variation that turned out half Vesper, half Dirty Martini--named after Léa Seydoux's character in Daniel Craig's Bond series.

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Teonas commented on 9/09/2023:

Craig, yes that's the recipe I used! Thanks for the clarification.

Cocchi Cola

1 1⁄2 oz Whiskey (Calls for Tennessee whisky)
3⁄4 oz Aromatized wine, Cocchi Americano
1⁄2 oz Amaro Nonino
1 ds Bitters, Bittermens 'Elemakule Tiki (calls for tiki bitters 1 dash = 3 drops)
Instructions

Stir and strain into chilled cocktails glass

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Jim Meehan for PDT NYC
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https://theeducatedbarfly.com/cocchi-cola/

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  • Used 1.75 oz Dickel 8 yr sour mash and 5 drops Bittercube Jamaican #2. A solid 4.0 to 4.5 drink.
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SWOboy's Green Flash

1 1⁄2 oz Whiskey (home-made)
3⁄4 oz Blue Curaçao
3⁄4 oz Suze
1⁄2 oz Falernum, Velvet Falernum
Instructions

Shake with ice and strain into a frozen coupe glass.

Notes

The Suze and blue curacao create a beautiful green color.

History

One of the most enjoyable sights to the mariner: The Green Flash.

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Don't Talk to Strangers

3⁄4 oz Pisco
3⁄4 oz Cachaça
1⁄2 oz Campari
1⁄2 oz Swedish Punsch
1⁄2 oz Lime juice
1⁄8 oz Cinnamon syrup
1 Egg white
3 dr Bitters, Angostura (As garnish)
Instructions

Shake once without ice and once with ice, strain into a cocktail coupe or single old fashioned glass, and garnish with drops of Angostura Bitters.

History

I became intrigued by the Campari-Swedish punsch combination in the Sleeping With Strangers, and I decided to take it in the direction of the South American Honey Bee with pisco, cachaça, lime, and egg white. It needed a little more pizazz and a touch of sweetness to balance, so I added in some cinnamon syrup that worked well with Swedish punsch in the Oaxacan Punch. For a name, I took the original inspiration in the direction of a Rick Springfield song title.

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Frederic Yarm, Somerville, MA
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https://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2022/07/dont-talk-to-strangers.html

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