Mismaloya

2 sli Cucumber
2 spg Rosemary
1⁄2 oz Simple syrup
1⁄2 oz Lime juice
1 oz Tonic water (to top)
Instructions

Shake 1 cucumber slice and 1 rosemary sprig with tequila, simple and lime over ice. Strain over new ice into a Collins glass. Top with tonic, garnish with remaining cucumber and rosemary.

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Unknown
Creator
Trevor Kallies, Vancouver
Source reference

B.C. Liquor cocktail book

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  • Tasty. I wonder if a pinch of salt might be useful.
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Cynar What I Mean?

Instructions

Stir, strain, Collins, top with soda, twist.

Notes

Also good à la Royale, with Champagne/sparkling wine instead of soda.

History

EGullet user Adam George's riff on my Old Giuseppe, with the Cynar and Punt switched and soda as the lengthener, described by him as a "super complex Americano twist." My original is 1.5 oz Punt e Mes / .75 oz Cynar / .25 Luxardo Maraschino, with an optional splash of Prosecco and a lemon twist.

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Year
2013
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Adam Manning, South Place Hotel, London.
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Caprice

1 1⁄2 oz Gin, Beefeater
1 1⁄2 oz Dry vermouth, Dolin
1⁄2 oz Bénédictine
1 twst Orange peel
Instructions

Stir, strain, coupe, twist.

Notes

These are the PDT specifications; the original can be found in the source link.

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Year
1937
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Abe Marco, published in The How and When, 1940
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  • Made with a homemade spiced vermouth. Nice drink but not really much like a martini.
  • Olive is good. Used Thomas Dakin Gin which adds a nice herbal side to what could be quite a sweet drink. Noilly Prat.
  • Accessible martini riff. Olive garnish, per the original, made it more interesting.
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The Blue Hour

3⁄4 oz Mirabelle eau-de-vie
3⁄4 oz Aperol
3⁄4 oz Lime juice
1 twst Lime peel (expressed and discarded)
Instructions

Shake, strain, twist.

Notes

Other fruit eaux de vie would probably work here.

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2013
Authenticity
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Stephen Shellenberger, Pomodoro, Brookline, MA. Named by Fred Yarm.
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  • Very good. Used slivovitz aka blue plum eau de vie (Clear Creek brand) instead of Mirabelle, 1.25 oz instead of 0.75 oz.
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Very good. Used slivovitz aka blue plum eau de vie (Clear Creek brand) instead of Mirabelle, 1.25 oz instead of 0.75 oz.


Watermelon Shandy

10 oz Crispin Cider
1⁄2 oz Licor 43
5 oz Agua Fresca (Watermelon, see note)
1 twst Lemon peel
1 spg Lemon balm
Instructions

Add cider, Licor 43 & lemon juice into a mixing glass--stir until combined. Pour into an ice filled tulip glass, top off with agua fresca, and garnish with a twist of lemon and a sprig of lemon balm

Notes

**To make the agua fresca: Cut up a seedless watermelon and throw it in the blender with the juice of 3 limes. Strain and chill. This is also great by itself as a non-alcoholic beverage

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Year
2011
Authenticity
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Creator
Melissa Bucholz, Co-Owner of Odd Duck in Bay View, WI
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1⁄2 oz Simple syrup (Sorghum syrup, 1:1 sorghum and water)
1⁄2 oz Lemon juice
Instructions

Shake & strain into a cocktail glass, garnish with a thinly sliced lemon wheel.

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Ian Carlson, The Iberian Pig, Decatur, GA
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St. Andrews Highball

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1⁄2 oz Lemon juice
Instructions

Build in a collins glass over ice; top with lemon-lime soda, garnish with a brandied cherry.

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Ian Carlson, The Iberian Pig, Decatur, GA
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1 oz Aperol
1⁄2 oz Lemon juice
1⁄4 oz Lime juice
Instructions

Build in a collins glass over ice; top with lemon-lime soda. Garnish with a half-wheel of orange.

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Really simple and really good! Skip the soda, and can also be shaken and served straight up. I built mine over ice as suggested, but subbed flavored soda with seltzer/club soda. Any way you do it, you can't screw it up and it's a crowd pleaser.


Does need a bit of sweetener (e.g. the lemon-lime soda) - tart if this is absent.


The Commendatore

1 oz Gin, Tanqueray
1⁄2 oz Sweet vermouth, Dolin (Rouge, sweet vermouth)
1⁄2 oz Campari
Instructions

Stir all ingredients, Strain over fresh ice.
Garnish glass with housemade Campari dust

Notes

Campari dust can be made by just letting Campari sit in a cool pan for a few days until solid and then ground in ramekin.
A dash of chocolate bitters is also nice in this drink

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Year
2013
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The Little Miss

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1⁄2 oz Lime juice (Fresh)
Instructions

Shake all ingredients
strain over fresh ice in double rocks glass
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