Boat Shoes

1 1⁄2 oz Blanco tequila
2 oz Watermelon juice
1⁄2 oz Lime juice
1⁄2 oz Ginger syrup (ginger-lime peel syrup)
1⁄4 oz Luxardo Bitter
6 dr Pepper tincture (pink peppercorn)
Instructions

Shake with ice, pour unstrained into a rocks glass rimmed with lime juice and spiced salt.

Notes

A good gateway drink, tasting like watermelon juice with more tartness, ginger heat, tequila earthiness, and a bit of bitter.

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2013
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Creator
Rafa García Febles, NYC.
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  • Great summer cocktail. Sub'ed Canton Ginger for the ginger syrup...I like my drinks a little less sweet. — ★★★★
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White Light / White Heat

2 oz Corn Whiskey
3⁄4 oz Bianco Vermouth, Dolin
1 T Candied ginger
2 ds Orange bitters
1 twst Orange peel
Instructions

Shake, strain, coupe.

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Year
2011
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Brad Thomas Parsons, Bitters: A Spirited History of a Classic Cure-All, with Cocktails, Recipes, and Formulas.
Source reference

http://cocktailsincharleston.blogspot.com/2013/02/off-grid-white-light-…

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Conquistador (Jennifer Contraveos)

2 oz Rum, Angostura 7 Year
1 oz Palo Cortado Sherry
3⁄4 oz Falernum
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
2 ds Orange bitters, Angostura
Instructions

Shake, strain, cocktail glass.

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Creator
Jennifer Contraveos
Source reference

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mahastew/9601289143/

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Little Leo

2 oz Gin
3⁄4 oz Herbal liqueur, Green Chartreuse
3⁄4 oz Elderflower liqueur, St. Germain
3⁄4 oz Lime juice
1 ds Orange bitters
2 oz Pilsner (or dry sparkling wine)
Instructions

Shake, strain over a rock, top with beer or bubbly.

Notes

A botched Albert Mathieu led to this tasty-looking recipe.

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Year
2013
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Creator
Keith P, theSpeakista, NYC.
Source reference

http://bit.ly/1cL6UyF

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Palmyra

3 oz Vodka, Rain
3⁄4 oz Mint syrup
3⁄4 oz Lime juice
1 spg Mint
1 wdg Lime
Instructions

Shake, strain, up, garnish with a lime wedge rested on a pair of mint leaves such that it looks like a bird in flight.

Notes

Named for a large leaf used to fan oneself, the Palmyra is, according to Fred Yarm, a "Boston classic" from the early days of the cocktail renaissance. Its huge pour of booze and vodka base speak to an earlier era, but according to Yarm the drink still holds up.

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Creator
Tom Mastricola, No. 9 Park, Boston.
Source reference

http://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2012/10/history-and-change-of-downto…

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bza commented on 9/04/2013:

Rain should really be called for in this. I know it doesn't make a huge difference, but as a Bostonian it's a key point. Plus, this drink is how No.9 gets a bunch of the BT antique collection every year - they threaten to start using a different vodka, and they make so many of these that the distributor relents...

DrunkLab commented on 9/04/2013:

Didn't know that about No.9 and BT, awesome. Done.

Fallen Angel (Savoy)

2 oz Gin
1⁄2 oz Lime juice
2 ds Crème de Menthe
1 ds Bitters, Angostura
1 spg Mint (as garnish)
Instructions

Shake, strain, up, mint garnish.

Notes

This is Imbibe Magazine's version of a recipe whose earliest source, as far as I know, is the Savoy. The original calls, confusingly, for the juice of either one lemon or one half lime, which would seem to produce two very different drinks. Imbibe goes with half of a modern lime and adds a mint sprig garnish. Erik Ellestad made it with the juice of a whole lemon and found it, against expectations, balanced. More here: http://savoystomp.com/2008/10/06/fallen-angel-cocktail/

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Year
1930
Authenticity
Altered recipe
Creator
Harry Craddock, Savoy Cocktail Book.
Source reference

http://www.imbibemagazine.com/Fallen-Angel-Recipe

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Campari Sour

1 1⁄2 oz Campari
3⁄4 oz Lime juice
1⁄2 oz Elderflower syrup
Instructions

Shake and strain.

Picture of Campari Sour
2011 Kindred Cocktails
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Creator
Stew Ellington
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Hummingbird

3⁄4 oz Gin
3⁄4 oz Campari
1⁄2 oz Elderflower liqueur, St. Germain
1⁄4 oz Sweet vermouth
1 wdg Orange
Instructions

Combine in Collins, fill with crushed ice, swizzle, garnish with orange wheel.

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Creator
Brooks Reitz, FIG, Charleston, SC.
Source reference

http://imbibemagazine.com/Hummingbird-Recipe

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  • Nope. Too bitter. Even cut the Campari in half and used Bombay instead of Tanquary.
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ekivi commented on 4/11/2020:

Didn't have a orange wheel so I included a splash of orange juice.  Very good. 

The Study

1 oz Rye, Russell's Reserve
1 oz Calisaya
1⁄2 oz Fernet Branca
1⁄2 oz Sweet vermouth, Cocchi Vermouth di Torino
1 ds Bitters, Bittermens Burlesque
1 rinse Scotch, Compass Box Peat Monster
1 twst Orange peel (flamed)
Instructions

Stir very briefly with only a cube or two of ice, and strain into a chilled and Scotch-rinsed glass over one large rock. Flame orange peel and drop in.

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Year
2013
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Creator
Nick, The Straight Up.
Source reference

http://drinkstraightup.com/2013/06/24/the-study/

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  • Very good. Add to menu. Made w/ Elijah Craig, Cocci, Connemara Rinse, Meyer Lemon, Angostura. Try flamed orange next time (didn't have.)
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ianisaiah commented on 5/28/2018:

Just made this as I was given some Calisaya. I made three modifications, the first two out of necessity and the third of desire. 1st - I did not have Fernet on hand so I doubled the vermouth (Dolin). 2nd - Also did not have Bitterman's Burlesque so I used CRUDE "Lindsay" (Pecan, Magnolia, Habanero). I tasted the drink at this point and found it pretty good. 3rd - I added a teaspoon of fresh lemon juice. The whole drink came together and is now rather good. I will make this again, and try to have the correct ingredients on hand...and a lemon just in case :)

Gentian Dream

1 oz Aperol
1 oz Bonal Gentiane Quina
1 oz Cynar
1⁄2 oz Calisaya
1⁄2 oz Salers Gentiane
4 dr Celery bitters
2 ds Bitters, Urban Moonshine original
Instructions

Stir, strain, up.

Yields Drink
Year
2013
Authenticity
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Creator
Nick, The Straight Up.
Source reference

http://drinkstraightup.com/2013/04/21/gentian-dream/

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  • Actually on the sweeter side with a lot of herbal/pine-like overtones. I'd consider subbing Campari for Aperol to bring down sweetness, or use 3/4 oz. of the 3 most prominent ingredients.
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bza commented on 9/04/2013:

How's that Calisaya? I think K&L called it Grand Marnier meets Nonino, which sounds ok but a little sweet.

DrunkLab commented on 9/04/2013:

I haven't tried it, though I'm curious to; the blog linked mentions it's similar in sweetness and texture to Gran Classico, though with a lingering syrupy residue on the tongue. As you mention, Driscoll at K&L's a fan.

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