Illegal

1 oz Mezcal
1⁄2 oz Jamaican rum, Wray & Nephew Overproof
1⁄2 oz Falernum
1 bsp Maraschino Liqueur, Luxardo
3⁄4 oz Lime juice
1⁄2 oz Simple syrup
1⁄4 oz Egg white (optional)
Instructions

Shake, strain into a chilled chilled coupe or with ice in rocks glass.

History

Unknown - official IBA cocktail

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unknown
Source reference

https://iba-world.com/illegal/

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4 stars
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  • Perfect combination of sweet, sour and smoke.
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St Basil

1 1⁄2 oz Gin
3⁄4 oz Elderflower liqueur, St. Germain
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
1⁄2 oz Simple syrup
6 lf Basil (Lightly tapped)
Instructions

Shake, strain into coupe.

Notes

Fresh, crisp, balanced - a real crowd-pleaser. Double strain if you want but I think the floating green bits add a bit of visual flair.

History

The amazing Feedback Lounge closed in 2015. This drink is way too delicious to disappear into obscurity.

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Year
2009
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Matt Johnson, Feedback Lounge, Seattle WA
Source reference

Recipe shared by bartender.

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4 stars
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  • May eed to adjust the lemon -- tried it with lemon juice and may have been too much. Need to try with fresh lemon. — ★★★★
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Earl Jam

2 oz Bourbon (Walnut infused)
3⁄4 oz Ramazzotti
3⁄4 oz Burnt sugar syrup
1 twst Orange
Instructions

Build in rocks glass and add ice cubes. Orange twist garnish.

Notes

If you don’t feel like infusing bourbon with walnut, simply adding 2-3 dashes Fee Bros Black Walnut bitters will do. Sweet, with dark autumn notes.

History

Feedback Lounge closed in 2015 - a real loss for West Seattle.

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Year
2009
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Matt Johnson, Feedback Lounge, Seattle WA
Source reference

Recipe shared by bartender.
https://foursquare.com/v/feedback-lounge/49fd0988f964a520046f1fe3

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Georgia Sour

2 oz Bourbon (Ideally 90+ proof)
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
3⁄4 oz Raspberry syrup
2 ds Peach bitters, Fee Brothers Peach
1 spg Mint (garnish)
Instructions

Shake, strain into rocks glass over ice. Garnish with mint sprig.

Notes

Peach Melba reimagined as an adult beverage.

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Year
2020
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Kingston Watusi

1 1⁄2 oz Jamaican rum, Smith & Cross
1⁄2 oz Campari
1⁄2 oz Fernet Branca
1⁄2 oz Crème de Banane
Instructions

Build in an old fashioned glass, add a large ice cube, and stir to mix and chill. No garnish.

Notes

A crazy dance of flavors.

History

Late one Saturday night, I finished my bartending work week and needed a nightcap. I was too tired to peruse cocktail books for a recipe, so I began to think about a few flavor combinations including Smith & Cross Rum-Campari in the Kingston Negroni, Campari-banana liqueur in the Banana Boulevardier, Fernet-banana in the Banana Toronto, and Campari-Fernet in the Eeyore's Requiem. As the dance of ingredients came together, I dubbed it the Kingston Watusi.

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Year
2022
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Frederic Yarm, Drink, Boston, MA
Source reference

https://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2022/08/kingston-watusi.html

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4 stars
(4 ratings)
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  • The S&C along with the fernet dominates; banana gets lost. Lots of adventurous directions.
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Old Number One

1 oz Apple brandy (Aged)
1 oz Scotch
1 oz Sweet vermouth
2 ds Bitters, Angostura
1 Cherry (As garnish)
Instructions

Stir with ice, strain into a cocktail coupe, and garnish with a cherry.

Notes

A Maroni Wireless riff created for the Fall 2022 issue of Edible Boston (& Edible Worcester)

History

When I was working on my cocktail article on apple drinks for the Fall 2022 issue of Edible Boston and Edible Worcester, I needed to create and test out a recipe. I wanted to riff on the Marconi Wireless – a cocktail "I love so much that I named one of my cats Marconi." I later wrote, "One of the earliest recipes that I fell in love with was the Marconi Wireless as an apple Manhattan of sorts. Here, I riffed on that classic by adding a Scotch element to the mix [and swapping the bitters from orange to Angostura] to generate the Old Number One named after the world's first telephone at Charles William Jr.'s house on Arlington Street in Somerville, MA." That location is under a mile from my home, so it has been part of our city's tapestry of pride along with Marshmallow Fluff.

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Year
2022
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Frederic Yarm, Somerville, MA
Source reference

https://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2022/08/old-number-one.html

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4.5 stars
(3 ratings)
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  • 3 stars for me as written; 4 stars with the addition of 1 tsp cinnamon syrup and 0.25 oz Fernet Branca
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Best Years

1 1⁄2 oz Pisco, Capel
3⁄4 oz Cynar
1⁄2 oz Crème Yvette
1⁄2 oz Falernum, Velvet Falernum
3 ds Peychaud's Bitters
Instructions

Shake with ice and strain into a frozen coupe glass.

Notes

Just bought my very first bottle of Cynar.

History

Currently watching, "The Best Years Of Our Lives"

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2022
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Creator
Carl N.
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1 oz Rhubarb liqueur, Art in the Age
3⁄4 oz Ginger syrup (see note)
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Instructions

Combine all ingredients in shaker with ice. Shake. Strain. Coupe.

Notes

To make ginger simple syrup combine 1 cup water with 1 cup sugar. Heat until dissolved. Add 1/8 cup finely diced ginger root. Simmer 5 minutes. Let sit 1/2 hour. Strain.

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Authenticity
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Creator
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Painted Black

2 oz Bourbon
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Instructions

Combine ingredients in a shaker with ice. Shake. Strain. Coupe.

Notes

To make blackberry simple syrup combine 1 cup water with 1 cup sugar. Heat until dissolved. Add 1/2 cup blackberries. Simmer 5 mins. Let sit 1/2 hour. Strain.

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2022
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Creator
Tom Marrion
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5 stars
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Martinaise

2 oz Gin
1 oz Averna
1⁄4 oz Amaro, Cappelletti Sfumato Rabarbaro
1 ds Bitters, Amargo Chuncho
1 dr Cardamom bitters, Scrappy's Cardamom
Instructions

Stir, strain, up, no garnish

History

Created for my wife's birthday, named after the setting of Disco Elysium and as a cheeky nod to the Martinez which loosely inspired the construction

Picture of Martinaise
© 2022 Natalie Weizenbaum
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Year
2022
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Natalie Weizenbaum
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4 stars
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Potent heat at 79+ proof before ice dilution (Tanqueray base), with aggressive flavors. The earthy rhubarb bite comes through strongly with the juniper, and Averna provides some rich body. Both semi-sweet up front, and semi-bitter, the bitter intensified through the finish. Fragrant. Nothing boring about this intense and aggressive libation. For me it was a 3.5, but I can't see dropping it to a 3, so I'll round to 4.

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