Miraflores

2 oz Pisco, Don César Italia
1 oz Grapefruit juice
1⁄2 oz Honey syrup (orange blossom honey)
1⁄4 oz Lime juice
2 ds Orange bitters, Regans' orange bitters (small dashes)
1 ds Bitters, Fee Brothers Old Fashion (small dash)
1 Egg white
3 dr Peychaud's Bitters (as float)
Instructions

Dry shake, shake, strain, up.

Notes

The Regan's/Fee's combo is the suggested substitute for The Violet Hour's housemade Miramar bitters.

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Creator
Michael Rubel, The Violet Hour, Chicago, Il.
Source reference

http://chicagohappyhour.com/tvh/0036.html

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  • A pisco sour double ++ good! — ★★★★★
  • A better pisco sour that's still true to the original at its core. Felt just about right w/ the slightly tart grapefruit I used. Beautiful in the glass.
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zman commented on 4/30/2015:

Good drink but just a tad sweet for me.  Maybe another 1/4 oz more lime juice and .75oz grapefruit juice?

Pisco Apricot Tropical (Update)

1 1⁄2 oz Pisco
1⁄2 oz Apricot liqueur
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
3⁄4 oz Pineapple syrup (Small Hand Foods pineapple gomme syrup)
2 ds Bitters, Angostura
Instructions

Shake, strain, up.

Notes

An update of the original from Charles Baker, substituting lemon for lime juice and pineapple gomme syrup for pineapple juice.

History

Here's the original: http://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2010/09/pisco-apricot-tropical.html

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Year
2012
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Altered recipe
Creator
Eric Adkins' update of a recipe from Charles Baker's South American Gentleman's Companion (1951).
Source reference

http://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/pisco-apricot-tropical-cocktails-2012

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  • Not bad, though I find the taste of the sheer amount of sugar in 3/4oz of syrup somewhat unpleasant. Will have to try it with 1/2oz each of lemon juice and pineapple syrup.
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Keep Shaking that Bush

2 oz Bourbon, Bulleit (10 year)
3⁄4 oz White Peach Shrub (*homemade)
1⁄4 oz Maraschino Liqueur, Luxardo
1⁄4 oz Ginger liqueur, Domaine de Canton
1 rinse Absinthe Rouge, Amerique 1912
Instructions

Mix, rinse, rocks, pour, enjoy

Notes

*for any cold-process shrub: mix equal parts fruit/peel/herb with sugar and apple cider/red wine vinegar; let stand in a mason jar at room temp for 2 days, strain and re-jar; refrigerate for two weeks and keep for 6 months +

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Year
2013
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Your original creation
Creator
Jason Westplate
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Nasturtium

2 oz Bianco Vermouth, Dolin
1 oz Ginger liqueur, Domaine de Canton
1⁄2 oz Bonal Gentiane Quina
1 twst Lemon peel (as garnish)
Instructions

Stir with ice and strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with a lemon twist.

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Year
2012
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Creator
Jeffrey Morgenthaler, Clyde Common, Portland, OR
Source reference

http://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.co.nz/2012/11/nasturtium.html

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  • Would make again with dry vermouth or cocchi
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Curated this a bit - I had it today at Clyde: Changed Dolin Dry to Dolin Blanc. Removed the optional Suze sub for Bonal - they're not substitutable. Updated creator information and year.

It's a nice drink - definitely on the sweeter side, but there's a clever vanilla accord that builds in the midpalate.

Thanks,

Zachary

Too sweet for my taste. Not sure Dolin Blanc is the best substitute here - the Bonal gets lost in sweet ginger flavors. I added some Dandelion & Burdock bitters in order to add a bit more depth and punch. I would try again with Dry Vermouth or perhaps combination wtih Cocchi.

3G

1 1⁄2 oz Gin
1 oz Elderflower liqueur, St. Germain
1⁄2 oz Ginger liqueur, Domaine de Canton
1 rinse Absinthe (Swirl around cocktail glass with ice then discard)
Instructions

Stir in a mixing glass with ice. Strain into absinthe-rinsed cocktail glass.

Notes

Another version of the recipe says 2 gin/1 grapefruit juice/1 St Germain.

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Unknown
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G'Vine (French gin maker) - possibly!
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  • Refreshing, but I only have this now and again.
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The Naked Ape

1 1⁄2 oz Jamaican rum, Coruba
1⁄2 oz Jamaican rum, Smith & Cross
1⁄2 oz Lemon juice
1⁄2 oz Cinnamon syrup
1⁄2 oz Crème de Banane
1 ds Bitters, Angostura
Instructions

Shake with ice until chilled. Pour into ice filled rocks glass.

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Martin Cate, Smuggler's Cove, San Francisco, CA
Source reference

http://www.saveur.com/article/Recipes/The-Naked-Ape-Cocktail

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  • Used cachaca in place of the 1/2oz rum; agree with reduced syrup to 1/4oz (used homemade cinnamon syrup), increase Banane du Bresil by 1/4oz for more banana power, 2 dash Ango + 2 dash Amargo Chuncho Peruvian bitters. — ★★★★★
  • I find this works even better than the original by exchanging the rums in the original recipe for 2oz of Plantation Xaymaca and using 1/4oz of 2:1 cinnamon syrup.
  • Made with BG Reynolds Cinnamon Syrup and Marie Giffard Banane du Bresil More like a 4.5 for me. Only not a 5 because I get almost no banana in this; the cinnamon seems to swallow it up.
  • 3/4 lemon, 1/4 syrup
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Let's Get Lost

1 1⁄2 oz Pisco
1 oz Apricot liqueur
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
1 bsp Cane syrup
1 ds Orange bitters, Angostura
1 dr Orange flower water
1 t Egg white
Instructions

Shake, strain, up.

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2013
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Creator
Rafa García Febles, NYC.
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  • Lovely alternative to a pisco sour!
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The Monarch

2 oz Gin
1 1⁄2 oz Lemon juice
1 oz Elderflower liqueur, St. Germain
1⁄4 oz Agave syrup
8 lf Mint
1 spg Mint
Instructions

Combine gin, elderflower, lemon, mint leaves, and ice; shake vigorously and strain up into a cocktail glass. Garnish with mint sprig.

History

Adapted from restaurant Flora in Oakland, California

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(The St-Germain) Flamingo-tail

2 oz Dry Rosé of Sangiovese, Alexander Valley Vineyards (*)
1 1⁄2 oz Elderflower liqueur, St. Germain
2 oz Club soda
1 ds Rhubarb bitters, Fee Brothers
1 twst Lemon peel (half a lemon's worth)
Instructions

Fill a Collins glass with ice. First, add St-Germain, then rosé, then club soda and bitters. Stir well, and garnish with a long lemon twist.

Notes

*another dry rosé can be substituted

History

A rosé version of their flagship cocktail. I altered with rhubarb bitters to brighten it and tone down the elderflower a bit; a longer than normal twist also helps to mellow the sweetness

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2013
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Altered recipe
Creator
Jason Westplate, St-Germain
Source reference

http://www.stgermain.fr/cocktails.php?p=1&r=StGermainCocktail

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  • Rosé- dry, sweet, bitter
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Hair of the Lion

2 oz Jamaican rum, Appleton Reserve
1⁄2 oz Allspice Dram
1⁄2 oz Simple syrup
1⁄2 oz Lime juice
1⁄2 oz Egg white
1 pn Nutmeg (as garnish)
Instructions

Dry shake, shake, strain, up, garnish with grated nutmeg.

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2011
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Adam Harness, North Star Bartender's Guild
Source reference

http://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2012/11/hair-of-lion.html

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TheTaj commented on 12/22/2021:

Important detail - make sure you don't use an overproof Jamaican rum like Smith & Cross for this recipe. If you do, the alcohol content will be too high and the egg white will cook resulting in a goopy unappetizing mess of a cocktail with no foam. Regular strength 80 proof rum works great though!

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