Sayre

1 1⁄2 oz Bourbon
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
1⁄2 oz Honey syrup
1⁄2 oz Campari
1 sli Peach
Instructions

Shake, fine strain, coupe, garnish with a swath of citrus cut to look like a kiss.

Notes

A dash of orange bitters won't hurt.

History

Named for someone who became very bitter, for very good reasons.

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Year
2013
Authenticity
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Creator
Rafa García Febles, NYC.
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3 stars
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Beren & Luthien

Instructions

Stir, strain, rock, twist.

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Year
2013
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Your original creation
Creator
Rafa García Febles, NYC.
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4.5 stars
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  • On the sweet side, but what it does, it does well.
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Canon Cocktail

1 oz Rye
1⁄2 oz Ramazzotti
1⁄2 oz Sweet vermouth
1⁄2 oz Triple sec, Cointreau (as foam, see note)
Instructions

Stir first three ingredients and strain into a chilled rocks glass, no rocks. Top with a foam made of Cointreau, lemon juice, and gelatin. Spray Angostura bitters on top through a stencil shaped like the Canon logo.

Notes

Boudreau's instructions for making a cocktail foam using an iSi Whipper can be found here: http://www.smallscreennetwork.com/video/476/raising_the_bar_how_to_make…

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Year
2011
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Creator
Jamie Boudreau, Canon Whiskey and Bitters Emporium, Seattle, WA.
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(3 ratings)
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  • Seems like a Angel's Share w/ foam. Who doesn't like foam?
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Bankers Are Wankers

1 oz Irish whiskey, Redbreast (Cask strength)
1 oz Jamaican rum (Dead Rabbit Jamaican rum blend; see note)
1 oz Port, Graham's (Graham's LBV)
3 ds Bitters, Dr Adam Elmegirab's Orinoco Bitters
1 pn Nutmeg (as garnish)
Instructions

Shake hard, double strain into a cocktail glass over one fresh block of ice, top with grated nutmeg.

Notes

The Dead Rabbit wanted a more molasses-driven, high alcohol rum to replicate the Jamaican rum described in 19th century literature, and, unable to find a commercial example that matched that profile, created a house blend. Theirs is a mix of Cruzan Blackstrap, Smith & Cross, and Banks 7; any funky dark rum should work here, augmented by either a dash of the Cruzan or a touch of actual molasses.

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2013
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Creator
Jack McGarry, The Dead Rabbit, NYC.
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  • Bright, rich, dark flavors: raspberry, molasses, hogo, grape, citrus, nutmeg. Wow. — ★★★★★
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I've seen him speak of that blend. it's a great idea. what ratio of rums do you recommend for those brands?


My guess, based on his description and the relative intensities of those three rums, is something like 1 oz Banks 7 to 3/4 oz S&C to 1/4-1/2 Blackstrap. I plan on asking next time I'm there.



Ha. I think Jack McGarry's back behind the stick tonight after spending the last month or so in Europe so maybe I'll stop in and ask.


Jack McGarry confirmed to me that it's equal parts of the three rums. It works better than you'd expect.


The Cableknit

1 oz Calvados
1⁄2 oz Coffee liqueur, Varnelli Caffe Moka
1⁄2 oz Licor 43
Instructions

Blend for 10 seconds, pour un-strained into a tiki mug or old fashioned glass, garnish with umbrella.

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Year
2012
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Mike Ryan, Sable, Chicago, IL.
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jensck commented on 1/22/2022:

Seriously strange. Maybe it's because I used a different coffee liqueur (Tempus Fugit), but I'm not sure these flavors work together.


Bitter Apple

3⁄4 oz Aromatized wine, Cocchi Barolo Chinato
1⁄4 oz Galliano
Instructions

Stir, strain, up.

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Sugarcane Plane

3⁄4 oz Rum, Plantation Grand Reserve 5 year
3⁄4 oz Averna
3⁄4 oz Aperol
3⁄4 oz Lime juice
1 twst Grapefruit peel (as garnish)
Instructions

Shake ingredients. Double strain into a chilled rocks glass neat. Garnish with a grapefruit peel.

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Put on Stun

1⁄2 oz Ramazzotti
2 ds Bitters (root beer bitters)
Instructions

Stir, strain, rock, twist.

Notes

After the first few apple/root beer-flavored sips, the taste transforms into something with a strong Bubblicious bubble gum flavor. It's somehow still delicious, but if that prospect worries you, I recommend serving it up rather than on a rock.

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2013
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Otis Florence, PDT, NYC.
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Divine Delusion

1 1⁄4 oz Cachaça, Novo Fogo (aged)
1 oz Aveze
1 twst Orange peel (as garnish)
Instructions

Stir, strain, coupe, twist.

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2012
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Tommy Klus, Kask, Portland, OR.
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3⁄4 oz Plum eau-de-vie, Clear Creek
3⁄4 oz Genever, Bols
1⁄2 oz Crème Yvette
1⁄2 oz Lemon juice
1⁄2 oz Pineapple juice
1 Brandied cherry (as garnish)
Instructions

Shake, strain, coupe, garnish.

Notes

Unrelated to any other drink of this name, this Flying Dutchman is a reverse-engineered genever-based 'ancestor' of the gin Aviation.

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Year
2009
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Jim Meehan, PDT, NYC.
Source reference

The PDT Cocktail Book.

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