My Triumphs, My Mistakes

2 oz Blended Scotch (Great King Street)
3⁄4 oz Nocino (Russo)
1⁄2 oz Cynar
1⁄2 oz Batavia Arrack
1 ds Orange bitters
Instructions

Stir with ice and strain into rocks glass. Garnish with twist of orange peel.

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Unknown
Creator
Sam Gabrielli, Russell House Tavern, Cambridge, MA
Source reference

http://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2013/04/my-triumphs-my-mistakes.html

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  • There is no reason to put bitters into this drink. They are totally clobbered by the nocino. Made w/ homemade nocino. Taste was the triumph. Accidently made two extras. That was the mistake.
  • Might need to dial back the Nocino.
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Sunset in the Garden

1 oz Gin, Nolet's
1 oz Aperol
1 oz Aromatized wine, Cocchi Americano
1⁄4 oz Triple sec, Cointreau
1⁄2 oz Lemon juice
1 ds Orange cream citrate, Bittermens
6 dr Orange flower water (as float)
1 twst Orange peel
Instructions

Shake, strain, up, float orange flower water, express and insert twist.

Yields Drink
Year
2013
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Nick Caruana, the Straight Up.
Source reference

http://drinkstraightup.com/2013/09/07/sunset-in-the-garden/

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4.5 stars
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  • Made with grapefruit peel as I didn't have an orange. Sweet but still delicate and floral. Excellent
  • excellent — ★★★★★
  • Very popular at cocktail hour; I found it rather a lot of work for how interesting it was, but undeniably enjoyable. — ★★★★★
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Fig Leaf

1 1⁄2 oz Sweet vermouth
1 oz Light rum
1⁄2 oz Lime juice
1 ds Bitters, Angostura
1 twst Lime peel
Instructions

Shake, strain, up, twist.

Notes

Some recipes call for 3/4 oz rum.

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Authentic recipe
Source reference

http://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2009/09/fig-leaf-cocktail.html

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None but the Brave (Stan Jones)

1 1⁄2 oz Brandy
1⁄2 oz Allspice Dram
1⁄4 oz Lemon juice
1⁄4 oz Jamaican rum
1⁄4 oz Sugar
Instructions

Shake, strain, up.

History

This is the version of the drink from Stan Jones' Bar Guide. It's likely a corruption of an earlier version from Patrick Gavin Duffy's Official Mixer's Manual of 1956, which calls for a sweeter balance (2/3 brandy to 1/3 pimento dram) and, interestingly, Jamaica ginger (ginger extract) rather than Jamaica rum. Nowadays the drink is often made as a highball with ginger beer.

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Source reference

http://savoystomp.com/2009/08/08/none-but-the-brave/

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Cryptic Memo

1 1⁄2 oz Rye
3⁄4 oz Ramazzotti
3⁄4 oz Campari
Instructions

Stir, strain, up.

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Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Kelley Swenson, June, Portland, OR.
Source reference

http://www.starchefs.com/cook/recipe/mixology/kelley-swenson/cryptic-me…

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  • Luxardo Bitter works, also. And maybe a dash of Fernet Branca.
  • Used Jim Beam Pre-prohibition Rye
  • Not much there for the nose. Well balanced. The caramel-then-bitter effect reminds me of Cynar. — ★★★★
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The City Hall

2 oz Rye, Rittenhouse 100
1 1⁄2 oz Apple brandy
3⁄4 oz Bual Madeira
1⁄4 oz Cynar
1⁄4 oz Ramazzotti
1 twst Lemon peel
Instructions

Stir, strain, up, twist.

Notes

Also served barrel-aged at Pub & Kitchen, at room temperature in a snifter with a splash of spring water.

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Authentic recipe
Creator
George Costa, Pub & Kitchen, Philadelphia, PA.
Source reference

http://starchefs.com/cook/recipe/barrel-aged-city-hall-cocktail

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  • Huge & boozy. Could serve two.
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St. Crispin

1 oz Demerara Rum, El Dorado 15
1 oz Calvados
1⁄4 oz Honey syrup
1 ds Orange bitters, Angostura
1 ds Bitters, Fee Brothers Old Fashion
1⁄2 oz Apple juice (as float)
Instructions

Stir, strain over a rock, slowly float apple juice over the drink. Optionally, garnish with a cinnamon-dusted apple slice.

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Year
2013
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Rafa García Febles, NYC.
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  • Subbed in cinnamon syrup for honey syrup, increased apple cider to 0.75 oz.
  • Nice fall drink when you want something that isn't whiskey based. Didn't have Fee Old Fashion, so used half Bitter Truth Jerry Thomas' bitters and half Fee Black Walnut (the latter of which seems to pair well with apple).
  • Pretty. Damn. Good. — ★★★★★
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Tobacconist

1 1⁄2 oz Mezcal, Del Maguey Vida
1⁄2 oz Coffee liqueur, Galliano Ristretto
1⁄2 oz Grapefruit juice
1⁄2 oz Lemon juice
1⁄4 oz Pedro Ximénez Sherry, Lustau
1 bsp Allspice Dram
1 ds Bitters, Angostura
1 ds Bitters, Fee Brothers Whiskey Barrel Aged
1⁄4 oz Mezcal, Del Maguey Chichicapa (as float)
Instructions

Shake, strain into a goblet filled with crushed ice, float Chichicapa, serve with straws.

Yields Drink
Year
2011
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
California Gold, Drink, Boston, MA; named by bar regular Ryan.
Source reference

http://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2011/04/tobacconist.html

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Bevx commented on 9/07/2013:

I will not buy this record. It is scratched.

Melba Cocktail

1 oz Light rum
1 oz Swedish Punsch
1⁄2 oz Lime juice ("juice of 1/4 lemon or 1/2 lime")
2 ds Grenadine
2 ds Absinthe
Instructions

Shake, strain, up. Optional brandied cherry garnish.

Notes

For the contemporary palate: 1 oz Flor de Cana Extra Dry, 3/4 oz Kronan Swedish Punsch, 1/2 oz lime juice, 1/2 tsp grenadine, 1/4 oz absinthe.

Yields Drink
Year
1930
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Savoy Cocktail book
Source reference

http://savoystomp.com/2009/03/23/melba-cocktail/

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  • Made w/ 1 1/2 3 Stars, 1 1/8 Kronen, 3/4 lime juice, 1/4 absinthe, 3/4 tsp. homemade grenadine. Absinthe heavy but still a pleasing balance. — ★★★★
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Lady Lazarus

2 oz Virgin Islands Rum, Cruzan Blackstrap
3⁄4 oz Lime juice
3⁄4 oz Cinnamon syrup
1⁄4 oz Zwack Unicum
1 pn Nutmeg (as garnish)
Instructions

Shake, strain, up, garnish.

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Year
2013
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Rafa García Febles, NYC.
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bza commented on 9/07/2013:

...where did you get unicum?

DrunkLab commented on 9/07/2013:

It's on sale in New York and a few other US markets.

bza commented on 9/07/2013:

Weird, I've never seen it there, and I was just there in June. I'll have to call around for next time I'm down there.

edit: Astor has it, grumble! I must have missed it when I was there, but I got stuck recommending scotch to someone and then I had to catch my train... I'm grabbing that next time I'm down, thanks for the heads up!

DrunkLab commented on 9/07/2013:

I've been surprised at how quietly it's been introduced. I'm pretty plugged in and I only noticed when it started appearing on menus at bars. It's great stuff, and $30 a liter. Next time you're at Astor look for it on the amari/aperitif shelf by the Zwack.

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