Cat's Pajamas

2 oz Pear eau de vie
1 oz Lemon juice
1⁄2 oz Honey syrup
1⁄4 oz Simple syrup
2 ds Bitters, Bittermens 'Elemakule Tiki
Instructions

Combine ingredients in a shaker and shake vigorously with cracked ice. Strain into a coupe glass.

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Year
2012
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Creator
Brian Cody, Wellesley, MA
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Margarilla

1 1⁄2 oz Añejo tequila (Jose Cuervo Black)
1⁄2 oz Licor 43
1⁄2 oz Triple sec, Combier L'Original Liqueur D'Orange
3⁄4 oz Lime juice
1 sli Lime
Instructions

Shake with ice; pour into a lowball glass with crushed ice and add a lime wheel

History

I made this originally with Jose Cuervo Black, but now that it's discontinued an oaky añejo will work as a substitute.

Picture of Margarilla
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Year
2013
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Jason Westplate
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4 stars
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  • I might sweeten it a bit with .25oz either syrup or Grand Marnier.
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root commented on 8/19/2021:

This is sublime...one of the better margarita's I've had in some time. The Licor 43 brings out the best of all the ingredients.

The Elena

2 oz Blanco tequila
1 oz Lime juice
1⁄2 oz Kirschwasser
1⁄2 oz Triple sec, Cointreau
1⁄4 oz Corn Whiskey, Balcones Brimstone
3⁄4 oz Simple syrup, Royal Rose Three Chiles
1 spl Mezcal, Del Maguey Crema
2 ds Bitters, Fee Brothers Rhubarb
Instructions

Muddle one fresh cherry with the lime juice and a pinch of dried hibiscus flowers. Add the remaining ingredients, saving the mezcal to float, to a shaker and shake with ice. Float the mezcal on top. Pour into a chilled cocktail glass which has been rimmed with an equal measure of mesquite smoked salt, cruched chipotle pepper and sugar. Garnish with another fresh cherry

Notes

This drink is the essence of Santa Fe, combining subtle heat from the chili syrup, smoke from the Balcone Brimstone, sweetness from the syrup and Cointreau, balanced by the tart tang of the lime.

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Year
2013
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Creator
Ron Rovner
Portland, Maine
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Lucy Bijou

1 1⁄2 oz Gin, Tanqueray
3⁄4 oz Sweet vermouth, Carpano Classico (not Antica)
3⁄4 oz Herbal liqueur, Green Chartreuse
5 dr Teapot Bitters, Dr Adam Elmegirab’s Teapot Bitters
1 twst Lemon peel
Instructions

Stir over Ice, twist lemon peel, discard.

No Garnish.

History

I was asked to make a Bijou that would "Rock me". Boozy & Balanced, perfect for Fall/Winter. Named after Lucy Bijou Hopgood, wife of Geoff Hopgood of Hopgood's Foodliner in Toronto, ON.

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Year
2012
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Eric Bourque
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Wear Your Makeup Like A Weapon

2 oz Vodka
3⁄4 oz Pomegranate Liqueur, Pama
1⁄2 oz Elderflower liqueur, St. Germain
1⁄4 oz Lime juice
2 ds Orange bitters, Regans' orange bitters
Instructions

Shake/Strain/Up/Twist or Cherry

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6/23/13
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Raven Stag

1 1⁄2 oz Cognac
3⁄4 oz Cynar
1⁄2 oz Sweet vermouth
1⁄4 oz Fernet Branca
1 twst Lemon peel
Instructions

Stir, strain, up; garnish. This is my design.

Notes

At Parliament in Dallas, this is on the menu as "Jack the Ripper," with English Harbour 5 year rum in place of the cognac.

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Christopher Bevins
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  • Used bourbon rather than cognac, and Cynar 70 proof since that's what I had.
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anjiro commented on 10/29/2016:

This is really lovely with bourbon instead of cognac.

Hawkeye

1 oz Bourbon
1 oz Sloe gin
1⁄2 oz Apple brandy (or Calvados)
1⁄2 oz Lemon juice
1 twst Lemon peel
Instructions

Shake, up, coupe. Twist & drop.

History

Named for the Marvel one (not the M*A*S*H one or the Mohican one)... Variation on the Black Hawk, borrowing the apple brandy from the Barton Special.

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Christopher Bevins
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  • Oddly nutty and bitter for me. Interesting but not my favorite. — ★★
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China Clipper

2 oz Gold rum
1 oz Lemon juice
1 oz Simple syrup (Five Spice infused, see note)
1 twst Lemon peel (as garnish)
Instructions

Shake with ice, and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with lemon peel.

Notes

The rum should be an aged amber, like Cruzan Estate Dark, Appleton Estates V/X, Brugal Anejo, Lemon Hart 80, or Pyrat XO. To make the five spice syrup, combine 1 rounded teaspoon of five spice powder with 2c of sugar and 1c of water. Heat on low until the sugar is dissolved. Squeeze through a cheesecloth into a bottle.

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Year
2006
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Forbidden Island, Alameda, CA, United States
Source reference

Kaiser Penguin: http://www.kaiserpenguin.com/tiki-crawl-vi/

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  • Made with Appleton V/X, regular simple, and a few healthy dashes of 5-spice bitters. The rum gets a bit buried. — ★★★★
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Curated this slightly - to avoid line breakage, I moved the rum suggestions to the notes section and appended the syrup recipe.

Adios Amigos

1 oz Light rum
1⁄2 oz Dry vermouth
1⁄2 oz Gin
1⁄2 oz Cognac
1⁄2 oz Lime juice
Instructions

Shake, strain, up.

Notes

The original called for lemon juice; modern versions most often call for lime, and occasionally for some simple syrup for balance.

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Year
1910s
Authenticity
Altered recipe
Creator
Army-Navy Club, Manila, Philippines, via Charles Baker, Trader Vic's, and elsewhere.
Source reference

http://cocktailquest.blogspot.com/2010/12/adios-amigos.html

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Obituary Cocktail

2 oz Gin
1⁄4 oz Dry vermouth
1⁄4 oz Absinthe
Instructions

Stir, strain, coupe.

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Year
1900s
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
New Orleans, possibly Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop
Source reference

http://12bottlebar.com/2010/07/the-obituary-cocktail/

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  • Very tasty, like a liquorice martini. Pretty good, added lemon twist, but don't.
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