Hooker Cocktail

1 oz Bourbon
1⁄2 oz Averna
1⁄4 oz Scotch
3⁄4 oz Orange juice
1⁄4 oz Simple syrup
3 ds Bitters, Boker's
2 ds Chocolate bitters, Bitter Truth Chocolate
1 oz Beer (Malty, Belgian)
Instructions

Dry shake, shake, strain, up, top with beer.

Notes

Named for bluesman John Lee Hooker.

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Year
2013
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Creator
Jamie Boudreau, Canon, Seattle, WA.
Source reference

http://smallscreennetwork.com/video/847/raising-the-bar-hooker-cocktail/

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Allsorts Inc.

1 oz Pear eau de vie, Purkhart
3⁄4 oz Mezcal, Del Maguey Vida
1⁄4 oz Blanco tequila
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
1⁄2 oz Falernum, Velvet Falernum
1⁄4 oz Allspice Dram, St. Elizabeth
3 ds Orange bitters, Regans' orange bitters
Instructions

Shake, strain, rocks.

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Year
2012
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Creator
Beloved, Brooklyn, NY.
Source reference

http://bit.ly/TauAWc

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  • Went with bar spoon of Allspice Dram. Go skosh on lemon juice to allow mezcal and Allspice to come through.
  • Tasty, but would make again with 1/8 oz allspice dram, as it tends to bully the other flavors - i.e. I couldn't really distinguish the pear
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Jalisco Pear

1 oz Blanco tequila
2 oz Pear liqueur, Rothman & Winter Orchard Pear
1⁄4 oz Allspice Dram, St. Elizabeth
1⁄2 oz Lemon juice
1 sli Pear (as garnish)
Instructions

Shake, strain into an old fashioned over ice, garnish.

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Year
2011
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Gramercy Tavern, NYC.
Source reference

http://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2011/11/jalisco-pear-fall-margarita-…

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  • Try the chocolate bitters next time.
  • Made with Pear Williams eau de vie and a mild mezcal instead of tequila. Seemed somewhat unbalanced and extremely pear forward.
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...and Antarctica

3⁄4 oz Cynar
3⁄4 oz Tawny port
1⁄2 oz Rye, Templeton Rye
1 bsp Tea syrup (Lapsang Souchong-demerara syrup)
3 ds Bitters, Angostura
6 dr Bitters, Bitter End Moroccan Bitters (as float)
1 twst Orange peel
Instructions

Stir (with Antarctic ice), strain, up, drip Moroccan bitters along the rim of the glass, orange twist.

History

Created for MxMo LXXVIII: Intercontinental.

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Year
2013
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Creator
Nick Caruana, the Straight Up.
Source reference

http://drinkstraightup.com/2013/10/14/and-antartica/

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  • Interesting. Didn't have the moroccan bitters and what I used was too sweet. Port / cynar combo is nice. Maybe more work to be done.
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Using A Tragedy To Advance Your Own Narrow Moral Crusade

1 1⁄4 oz Campari
2⁄3 oz Herbal liqueur, Green Chartreuse
1⁄2 oz Pineapple Gum Syrup
1⁄2 oz Lime juice
Instructions

Shake/strain/up

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2013
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The Colonialist

2 oz Gin, Plymouth
3⁄4 oz Lime juice
1⁄2 oz Simple syrup
2 ds Thai Bitters, Bitter End
3 oz Club soda
2 sli Cucumber
8 lf Cilantro
Instructions

Muddle cucumber and cilantro with syrup. Add lime juice, Gin and bitters. Shake, strain and top with club soda.

Notes

A refreshing drink with herbal notes and thai spices

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2013
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Creator
Kevin La Presle
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2 oz Rye, Rittenhouse 100
1⁄2 oz Aperol
1⁄2 oz Orange Curaçao
2 ds Bitters, Fee Brothers Lemon (I mix Fee Brothers & Regans)
1 twst Lemon peel
Instructions

Stir, strain

History

I was inspired by the Talent Scout, made for me by Brady at 1886 in Pasadena.

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Year
2012
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Creator
Kevin La Presle
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  • Very nice drink. Subtle botanical from the Aperol treats you right.
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Bim & Vigor

1 oz Barbados Rum
1 oz Demerara Rum
1 oz Lime juice
1⁄2 oz Ginger-Honey Syrup
1⁄4 oz Bénédictine
1⁄4 oz Falernum
1⁄4 oz Sorel liqueur (as float)
2 ds Bitters, Angostura (as float)
1 pn Cinnamon (as garnish)
Instructions

Shake, strain over crushed ice, add straws, float (or sink) Sorel, float bitters, garnish with a pinch of cinnamon and a lime wheel.

Notes

A light, fruity Scottish malt (say Scapa or Glen Grant) makes a fine substitution for half of the rum. An Irish whiskey or light American malt (like St. George) works as well.

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2013
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Creator
Rafa García Febles, NYC.
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Mahogany Hall

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1 oz Jamaican rum, Appleton
3⁄4 oz Sherry, Lustau East India Solera
1⁄2 oz Cynar
1 pn Nutmeg (as garnish)
Instructions

Stir, strain, rock, garnish.

Notes

By Jamaican rum I mean, in this case, any full-bodied, pot still rum in the 19th century style. Pusser's or El Dorado would work as well as Appleton. Smith & Cross would probably need to be heavily cut with something else.

History

Named for a house of pleasure in old New York.

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2013
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Rafa García Febles, NYC.
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Added .25 oz of Canton to brighten it up. Whiskey lingers on the pallet. Nice sipper.

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Eulogy

3⁄4 oz Batavia Arrack, Van Oosten
3⁄4 oz Falernum, Velvet Falernum
3⁄4 oz Strega
3⁄4 oz Lime juice
Instructions

Shake, strain over ice, garnish with a lime wheel.

Notes

Raul at Death to Sour Mix recommends serving this one over crushed ice to counteract its slight sweetness.

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Anvil Bar, Houston, TX.
Source reference

http://www.deathtosourmix.com/summertime/

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