Cuba Amarga

3⁄4 oz Bitters, Angostura
1⁄2 oz Lime juice
1⁄2 oz Agave syrup (or 2:1 simple)
1 1⁄2 oz Cola, Coca Cola
Instructions

Shake, strain, rocks, top with Coke.

Notes

I haven't tried it, but the 1/2 oz of syrup may be excessive, even given the drying effects of all that Angostura.

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2013
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Commenter aqaqaq at Craft Cocktails at Home
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Me & My Calvins

1 3⁄4 oz Gin, Hendrick's
1⁄2 oz Crème Yvette
1⁄2 oz Lime juice
1 1⁄2 oz Club soda
Instructions

Build in an ice filled Collins glass (10 oz), stir and serve

Notes

You can adjust the sweetness (and the wash of your "jeans") by adjusting your curaçao splash

History

Perusing kindred cocktails, I came across the Denim Blue Sour and just decided to do my own take on it. I eliminated the simple syrup & lemon, boosted the lime, altered the violette to yvette, and added some blue to my denim

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2013
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Jason Westplate, JT Thomas
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  • Gin- sweet, sour
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Bitter Old Mule

1 1⁄2 oz Spiced Rum, Kraken
1⁄2 oz Ginger liqueur, King's Ginger
2⁄3 oz Ginger beer (Not ginger ale)
1 spl Absinthe, Lucid (as garnish)
1 sli Lemon (as garnish)
Instructions

Buiid in order specified in collins glass over ice, dash absinthe over top, and add a slice of lemon for garnish.

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Moderated this slightly - cleaned up the notes section to avoid line breakage and to clarify instructions.


Burning Ice

Instructions

Shake with ice and strain into a rocks glass.

History

Originally made with Ardbeg.

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2012
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Ted Kilpatrick, No. 9 Park, Boston, MA.
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  • This is different and great, but maybe a little tangy. Next time I’ll be a bit more conservative with the lemon juice.
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Modernista

2 oz Scotch
1⁄2 oz Jamaican rum
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1 twst Lemon peel
Instructions

Shake, strain, cocktail glass, twist.

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Aaron A Aaronson

Instructions

Add whiskey, liqueurs & bitters in a mixing glass with ice; stir till very chilled (30-45), strain and pour into a low ball glass, and garnish with an expressed lemon peel

History

"Stay back! Or the ginger-nut gets it!" ― Simon Skinner, Hot Fuzz

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I'm assuming that 2 drops, not 2 oz, of the Burlesque bitters...that would be quite a drink!


Fixed, unless the creator overrules me, but I have a feeling it's 2 drops.

Thanks,

Zachary



Pisco Patio

1 oz Pisco, Cesar Italia
1 oz Aperol
1⁄2 oz Lime juice
1 twst Lime peel (the peel of an entire lime)
Instructions

Peel an entire lime and coil it around ice in a highball glass--from top to bottom. In a mixing glass add the remaining ingredients and stir to incorporate. Pour into highball and enjoy

Notes

The thinner and more uniform your twist the better the appearance of your drink

History

I was looking to make a summer fizz/cooler à la an Aperol Spritz; I had lime and tonic and thought the flavor of the three with Pisco would be great

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2013
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  • Nice alternative to an aperol spritz.
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The Envy of the Birds and the Bees

1 1⁄2 oz Dry vermouth, Vya
3⁄4 oz Gin, Beefeater
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Instructions

Stir/strain/up/lemon peel

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Old Alhambra

1⁄4 oz Crème de Cacao
1 twst Grapefruit peel (as garnish)
Instructions

Stir, strain, coupe, garnish.

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2012
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1 oz Cognac
1⁄4 oz Peach eau de vie
1 1⁄2 t Fine sugar
2 oz Water
Instructions

Dissolve sugar in water, mix in liquors and lemon juice, chill, serve with ice.

Notes

Many variations of this recipe exist, some calling for more water and some for less; some substitute black tea. You want a dry peach spirit, ideally one that's been barrel-aged, like the brandies by Dutch's and Peach Street; alternately, Laird's Bonded can be substituted. This recipe makes one individual portion.

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Believed to have been created in Philadelphia’s fishing club, the State in Schuylkill, also known as the "Fish House".
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