The Midtown

1 1⁄2 oz Gin, Hendrick's
3⁄4 oz Grenadine
2 ds Syrup of roses
2 sli Lemon
6 lf Mint
4 oz Sparkling white wine (to top)
1 twst Lemon peel (as garnish)
Instructions

Over ice, shake everything but the sparkling wine, strain into a flute, top with bubbles, twist.

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Year
2011
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Snackbar, Oxford, MS
Source reference

http://imbibemagazine.com/The-Midtown-Cocktail-Recipe

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Zachary Pearson commented on 8/08/2015:

Curated this slightly. Added rose syrup as per cited link. Added year cite. Clarified lemon and mint and the instructions.  Thanks,  Zachary

Fig and Sage

6 lf Sage
2 oz Irish whiskey, Jameson
1 oz Fig syrup
1⁄2 oz Lemon juice
Instructions

Muddle sage leaves slightly, add whiskey, syrup, and lemon juice. Shake w/ice & double strain over a rocks glass w/fresh ice. Garnish with a sage leaf after rubbing around the rim of the glass.

Notes

These proportions can be a little sweet, depending on the strength of the syrup--you can just use less of it too.

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Unknown
Creator
The Loaf
Source reference

http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/927455#8525658

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World Cup

2 oz Cachaça, Mae de Ouro
1⁄2 oz Demerara syrup (skinny)
2 sli Tangerine (eighths)
2 sli Lime (eighths)
2 ds Orange bitters, Regans' orange bitters
1⁄2 oz Amaro Nonino
Instructions

Muddle fruit in shaker, add liquid ingredients, shake and strain into a rocks glass over large ice.

Notes

On good KD [ed. note Kold Draft ice cubes] it can take a bit to get your water content with all that fruit. I used muddling eighths of both lime and tangerine.

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Year
2009
Authenticity
Unknown
Creator
Kyle Davidson, The Violet Hour, Chicago
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Sherry Alexander

2 oz Oloroso sherry
3⁄4 oz Cream
3⁄4 oz Crème de Cacao
Instructions

Shake, strain, up, optional grated nutmeg garnish.

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Year
2013
Authenticity
Unknown
Creator
Rafa García Febles, NYC.
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Caruso #1

1 1⁄2 oz Gin
1 oz Dry vermouth
1⁄2 oz Crème de Menthe
Instructions

Shake (or stir), strain, up.

Notes

Most recipes call for a very wet Martini with between a dash and a full ounce of crème de menthe, usually green. For the unrelated Cognac drink of the same name dated to around the same time, see Caruso Cocktail (via Eric Fenton).

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Year
1900s
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Unknown
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Nuyorican Poets Café

1 1⁄2 oz Añejo rum
3⁄4 oz Amarula Cream
3⁄4 oz Coffee liqueur
3 ds Bitters, Dr Adam Elmegirab’s Aphrodite Bitters
Instructions

Shake, strain, up, garnish with a pinch of cinnamon or nutmeg.

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

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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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.

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