Lashed to the Mast

2 oz Virgin Islands Rum, Cruzan Blackstrap
1⁄2 oz Lime juice
1⁄4 oz Falernum, Velvet Falernum (Anywhere from 1/4 to 1/2 oz.)
3 oz Ginger beer, Fentimans
Instructions

Add 4 cubes of ice to rocks glass. Add other ingredients. Stir gently

History

It started as an experiment to spruce up the rum mule. It ended when the entire bottle of rum mysteriously dissappeared

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Source reference

http://www.goslingsrum.com/details.asp?RecipeID=192

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Would recommend 2+ d of Angostura bitters to top off the spice of the falernum.

Bad Apple

2 oz Apple brandy, Lairds Bonded
3⁄4 oz Averna
3⁄4 oz Sweet vermouth, Carpano Antica Formula
1 ds Hellfire Habanero Shrub, Bittermens
1 rinse Herbal liqueur, Yellow Chartreuse
Instructions

Shake, strain, up.

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Year
2012
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Sother Teague, Amor y Amargo, NYC.
Source reference

http://and1morefortheroad.blogspot.com/2012/04/amaro-april-bad-apple-an…

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  • Shoe-in for the Nobel this year.
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A bit "hot" proof-wise which combined with the habanero heat yielded a more bitter than inviting apple/amaro flavor. I am a big fan of Averna and Carpano Antica so I expected more. (Note that I did use my own home-grown habanero tincture which I have been quite pleased with in other cocktails, but perhaps I am missing a drop or two of vinegar in the flavor?) It might be worth trying with Applejack 86 to reduce the alcohol heat a little. It is better as it warms with more of the amaro and vermouth coming through.

Jackson Ward

2 oz Rye, Rittenhouse 100
3⁄4 oz Amaro Nardini
1⁄4 oz Sweet vermouth
3 ds Wormwood bitters, Cocktail Kingdom
1 ds Orange bitters, Regans' orange bitters
1 twst Lemon peel
Instructions

Stir, strain, up, twist.

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Year
2012
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Chris Elford, Amor y Amargo, NYC.
Source reference

http://and1morefortheroad.blogspot.com/2012/04/amaro-april-bad-apple-an…

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Quite potent (nearly 84 proof prior to ice dilution) but full of herbal flavor. This one adjusts ratios/components and pushes the herbal Nardini profile further than the Carroll Gardens (Death & Co.), reducing the sweetness while piling on with a generous amount of wormwood bitters--which have some cardamom and clove as their spice component and provide a more pronounced bitter finish. Both the Carroll Gardens and this one excel in their own ways.

The Burnside Bramble

1 1⁄2 oz Gin, Aviation
1⁄2 oz Loganberry liqueur, Clear Creek
1⁄2 oz Lemon juice
1⁄2 oz Simple syrup
2 oz India Pale Ale
Instructions

Shake, strain, top with IPA to taste, stir.

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Year
2013
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Amy Stewart, The Drunken Botanist, Portland, OR.
Source reference

http://www.powells.com/blog/recipes/the-burnside-bramble-by-amy-stewart/

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The Close Call

1 oz Applejack
1 oz Genever, Bols Barrel Aged
1⁄4 oz Herbal liqueur, Yellow Chartreuse
1⁄4 oz Grade B maple syrup
1⁄2 oz Heavy cream
1⁄2 oz Orange juice
1 ds Bitters, Fee Brothers Whiskey Barrel Aged
1⁄2 oz Port, Graham Six Grapes (as float)
1 pn Cinnamon
Instructions

Shake, strain over crushed ice, float port, garnish with freshly grated cinnamon.

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Year
2011
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Rickhouse, San Francisco, CA.
Source reference

http://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2011/11/the-close-call-genever-milk-…

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Red Nose

1 oz Gin, Beefeater
1 oz Lemon juice
1 oz Maraschino Liqueur, Luxardo
1 oz R. Jelinek Fernet
1 ds Peychaud's Bitters
Instructions

Shake, strain, up. Garnish with cherry.

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Unknown
Creator
Russell House Tavern, Cambridge, MA
Source reference

http://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2013/04/red-nose.html

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Pela Paha

1 oz Demerara Rum, El Dorado 5
1 oz Campari
1⁄2 oz Lime juice
1⁄2 oz Brown sugar coffee syrup
4 oz Märzen beer (Sam Adams Oktoberfest or Yuengling Oktoberfest)
1 sli Apple (as garnish)
Instructions

Shake, strain into something stemmed and stir the beer in, garnish with a green apple fan.

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Year
2013
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
JFL, Rated R Cocktails
Source reference

http://ratedrcocktails.com/2013/09/09/pelapaha/

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Czech Matador

1 oz Rye, Old Overholt
1 oz R. Jelinek Fernet
1⁄2 oz Orange juice
1⁄2 oz Cherry Liqueur, Cherry Heering
Instructions

Shake, strain, up. Garnish with cherry.

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Unknown
Creator
Backbar, Somerville, MA
Source reference

http://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2013/09/czech-matador.html

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Wildest Redhead

1 1⁄2 oz Blended Scotch (Pig's Nose)
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
1⁄4 oz Allspice Dram, St Elizabeth
3⁄4 oz Honey syrup (1:1, or 1/2 oz of 3:1 syrup)
1⁄4 oz Cherry Liqueur, Cherry Heering
Instructions

Shake first four ingredients with ice. Strain into rocks glass containing one large ice cube. Drizzle heering over the ice cube.

History

Inspired by the Wild Redhead, in Stan Jones's Complete Barguide (1977).

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Year
2011
Authenticity
Altered recipe
Creator
Meaghan Dorman, Lantern's Keep, New York, New York (USA)
Source reference

http://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2013/09/wildest-redhead.html

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  • To be fair, I shook the Heering into the drink. But I found this cocktail to taste remarkably like a Tootsie Roll! It had me googling whether Tootsie Rolls were truly chocolate. What curious alchemy!
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following the recipe to a t, and I found it too sweet. I upped the Pigs Nose to 2 oz and used 1/2 oz of 1:1 honey syrup and voila! A great cocktail in my opinion.

Curated to add date and inspiration, found in Robert Simonson, Modern Classic Cocktails, p. 155.

5 Spot

2 oz Martinique Rum, La Favorite
3⁄8 oz Maple syrup
3⁄8 oz Water
3⁄4 oz Lime juice
1⁄4 oz Ginger syrup
6 ds Bitters (Chinese 5 Spice)
4 lf Basil
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Creator
Maven bar, SF
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  • Tasty, exotic. I didn't have Martinique rum, used 1.75 cachaca and .25 Lemon Hart Demerara 151. Subbed bitters, used 3 dashes liquid gold, 2 dashes creole and some chinese 5 spice dried spice.
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A little help on the basil please. Is it muddled? Just thrown in and shaken with ice? Just garnish?

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