Melon Stand

2 oz Gin
1 oz Watermelon juice
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
1⁄2 oz Aperol
1⁄2 oz Simple syrup
Instructions

Shake ingredients with ice. Strain into a Collins glass filled with ice, and garnish with three watermelon balls.

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Year
2008
Authenticity
Unknown
Creator
Jane Danger
Source reference

The PDT Cocktail Book

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  • Refreshing but one-dimensional. Pouring Ribbons' Passing Notes is a better execution of a similar idea.
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Literary Agent

1 1⁄2 oz Japanese Whisky, Yamazaki 12
3⁄4 oz Yuzu juice
3⁄4 oz Grapefruit juice
1⁄2 oz Rich demerara syrup 2:1 (Muscovado sugar)
1⁄4 oz Maraschino Liqueur
1 twst Grapefruit peel
Instructions

Shake, strain, up, twist.

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Year
2010
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Payman Bahmani, PDT, NYC.
Source reference

http://umamimart.com/2010/06/happy-hour-literary-agent/

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  • Used yuzu "syrup" which is really more like sweetened juice, so added 1/3 oz lemon, halved demerara, added 1/4 oz more whiskey - & voila! Very good, & super refreshing.
  • 1.5 whisky / .75 grapefruit / .75 lemon / .5 yuzu syrup / .25 maraschino
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Idle Hands

1 1⁄2 oz Reposado Tequila, Siete Leguas Reposado
1 oz Gewurztraminer (Anthony Nappa Wines Spezia Gewurztraminer)
1⁄2 oz Curaçao, Pierre Ferrand Dry Curaçao
1⁄4 oz Averna
2 ds Hellfire Habanero Shrub, Bittermens
Instructions

Stir, strain, coupe, garnish with a dried chile de arbol.

Notes

The wine is from the North Fork of Long Island, and is made in a dryish style from heavily botrytized grapes. The best approximation might be an Alsace VT Gewurz with a thread of saffron infused into it for a few minutes.

History

One of Gary Regan's 101 Best New Cocktails of 2013.

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Year
2013
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Payman Bahmani, PDT, NYC.
Source reference

http://www.gazregan.com/2013/07/101-best-new-cocktails/101-best-new-coc…

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Peyton commented on 9/08/2013:

This one is godhead. Anejo tequila adds a little smoke. Must try with mezcal.

Kurling Cocktail

1 oz Pisco, Barsol
1⁄2 oz Tequila, El Tesoro Platinum
1⁄2 oz Mezcal, Del Maguey San Luis del Rio
3⁄4 oz Bianco Vermouth, Dolin
1⁄4 oz Herbal liqueur, Yellow Chartreuse
1⁄4 oz Acqua di Cedro, Nardini
Instructions

Stir. Coupe. No garnish

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Year
2010
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Katie Stipes, Mayahuel NYC
Source reference

http://cocktailbuzz.blogspot.com/2010/08/mayahuel-where-food-and-cockta…

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4.5 stars
(3 ratings)
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  • This is very nice. I didn't have Acqua di Cedro so I subbed 1/8 lemon juice and 1/8 simple as that sounded like it would add nicely to the drink. Garnished with slices of lemon and jalapeno.
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Turkish Song of the Damned

1 1⁄2 oz Cynar
1⁄2 oz Demerara Rum, Lemon Hart 151
1⁄2 oz Coffee (Cold)
1 t Old Tom Gin, Ransom
1 ds Bitters, Bittermens Xocolatl Mole
1 ds Cardamom bitters
Instructions

Stir, strain, rock.

Notes

Turkish coffee, cigar, bitter chocolate.

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Year
2013
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Rafa García Febles, NYC.
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3.5 stars
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HallA commented on 1/12/2025:

Mostly tastes like slightly mellowed cynar, which isn't a bad thing at all.

Limey Ben

2 1⁄2 oz Vodka (wheat based)
5 oz Limeade
1⁄2 oz Lime juice
1 sli Lime
Instructions

Fill a highball glass w/ ice, mix and stir. Garnish w/ a lime wheel

Notes

Original recipe: 1:1, vodka to limeade

History

A screwdriver-esque drink co-invented with my then British roommate. Using a wheat based vodka keeps the sour and sweet better balanced and gives the drink a lighter mouthfeel than a potato based vodka would

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2011 Kindred Cocktails
Yields Drink
Year
2008
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Jason Westplate, Benjamin Carr
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5 stars
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Bitter Monk

1 1⁄2 oz Indian Rum, Old Monk (or other dark rum)
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
3⁄4 oz Aperol
1 ds Bitters, Bittermens 'Elemakule Tiki
Instructions

Shake, strain, up. No garnish.

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Authenticity
Unknown
Creator
Tom Schlesinger-Guidelli, Island Creek Oyster Bar, Boston
Source reference

http://www.esquire.com/blogs/food-for-men/bitter-monk-cocktail-070212

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Long Snake Moan

1 1⁄2 oz Reposado Tequila, Espolon Reposado
1⁄2 oz Averna
1 t Batavia Arrack
1 t Agave syrup
2 ds Bitters, Bitter Truth Aromatic
1 ds Bitters, Bittermens Xocolatl Mole
Instructions

Stir with ice and strain over ice in a double old fashioned glass. Garnish with an orange twist.

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Authentic recipe
Creator
Mike “Juice” Treffehn, Franklin Mortgage & Investment Company, Philadelphia
Source reference

http://imbibemagazine.com/Long-Snake-Moan-Recipe

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4 stars
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  • Subbed dash Bokers and dash Ango for aromatic bitters. Agave and green pepper up front, cola, then long and complex finish.
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The Big City

2 oz Mezcal, Sombra
3⁄4 oz Bianco Vermouth, Dolin
1⁄4 oz Zwack Unicum
1 twst Grapefruit peel
Instructions

Stir, strain, rocks glass, ice cylinder, express and drop in fat grapefruit peel.

History

Troy came up with this when I requested something smoky and stirred.

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Yields Drink
Year
2013
Authenticity
Unknown
Creator
Troy Sidle, Pouring Ribbons, NYC.
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3.5 stars
(6 ratings)
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  • Made with Sacrificio and regular Zwack. Not to my taste, but my substitutions might have compromised the drink.
  • Sombra dominates. Unicum is surprisingly subdued. Dolin adds fat and fruit. Delicious and slow-sipping. Hannah can't stop raving about it. — ★★★★★
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As One Does

1 1⁄2 oz Cynar
1⁄2 oz Blanco tequila, Cabeza
1⁄2 t Fernet Branca
1 ds Bitters, Bittermens Xocolatl Mole
5 lf Mint
1 spg Mint (as garnish)
Instructions

Build over crushed ice in a lowball, swizzle, top with more ice and a small mint sprig, serve with straw.

Yields Drink
Year
2013
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Joaquín Simó, Pouring Ribbons, NYC.
Curator rating
4 stars
Average rating
3.5 stars
(13 ratings)
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  • Grew on me, like most Cynar-heavy drinks. I liked how the mint and bitter flavors go at each other for a couple of rounds with every sip. — ★★★★★
  • Rich sip, Cynar-forward, huge caramel and honey but off-dry and bitter, menthol on the swallow. Delicious.
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