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Poor Sap

2 oz Rye
1 oz Maple liqueur, Sapling
1⁄4 oz Fernet Branca
1⁄4 oz Grenadine
1 ? Maraschino cherry, Luxardo
Instructions

Stir, strain, straight up, cocktail or coupe, garnish with cherry

Notes

An excellent way to use an excellent ingredient, Sapling Maple Liquer.

Original recipe asks for Pikesville rye, but I've been using Bulleit.

Grenadine must be homemade or high quality.

Cherry can be homemade or alternate brand with the same quality as Luxardo

History

This recipe was found on the Wonderland Kitchen blog, which promotes it as an autumn cocktail (due to the maple liquer) but I have found it equally delicious during winter, spring, or summer

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Authenticity
Unknown
Creator
Brian at Wonderland Kitchen
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Not yet rated
Average rating
5 stars
(6 ratings)
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Diki-Diki Cocktail

1 1⁄2 oz Calvados
3⁄4 oz Swedish Punsch
Instructions

Shake, strain, up.

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Year
1922
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Robert Vermiere, Embassy Club, London.
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Not yet rated
Average rating
2.5 stars
(2 ratings)
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  • Variation to try, via http://www.moderntiki.com/diki-diki/: Diki Diki (revamped) 1 1/2 oz Calvados 1/4 oz dark rum 3/4 oz Swedish Punsch 1/2 oz grapefruit juice 1/4 oz lemon juice 1/4 oz simple syrup
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Jules & Jim

2 1⁄2 oz Bourbon
1⁄2 oz Tea syrup (Moroccan mint tea, double strength, 1:1 with sugar)
1 twst Lime peel
1 sli Cucumber
1 pn Salt
1 ds Absinthe
2 spg Mint (spearmint, one as garnish)
Instructions

Muddle, shake, strain into a julep cup over fresh ice, top with slapped mint sprig, serve with metal straw.

History

He word "julep" derives from the Persian "Golâb," or "rose water," and it is possible that the earliest juleps were flavored with rose instead of or in addition to mint. The combination of mint and rose made me think of Moroccan mint tea, the most refreshing drink on earth, as well as of The Violet Hour's fantastic Juliet & Romeo.

Yields Drink
Year
2013
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Rafa García Febles, NYC.
Curator rating
Not yet rated
Average rating
4 stars
(1 rating)
From other users
  • A marked improvement over a standard Mint Julep, imo, with the lime peel giving character and the botanicals giving a lingering herbal complexity. Peppermint + spearmint works. A bit dilute at equal parts bourbon:tea so bump
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Cherry Samba

1 1⁄2 oz Cachaça
1⁄2 oz Islay Scotch
1⁄2 oz Lemon juice
3⁄4 oz Egg white
Instructions

Dry shake, shake, strain into a flute.

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Year
2009
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Neyah White, Nopa, San Francisco, CA.
Curator rating
Not yet rated
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3 stars
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Mannish Boy

1 1⁄2 oz White whiskey, Bully Boy
1 oz Aromatized wine, Cocchi Americano
1⁄2 oz Dry vermouth, Dolin
Instructions

Shake with ice, strain, coupe

Notes

My guess on replicating this wonderful drink I tried at Bully Boy night.

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Authenticity
Altered recipe
Creator
Jon Plaza, Black Trumpet Bistro, Portsmouth, NH
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White Tai ("Improved")

2⁄3 oz Martinique Rum, La Favorite Blanc
6 dr Absinthe
1 pn Citric acid
1 twst Lemon peel (expressed and discarded)
Instructions

Stir without ice to dissolve acid, and then stir with ice, strain, and serve up. Twist and discard.

Notes

"Improved" refers to the presence of absinthe and Maraschino, and is not meant to suggest that the recipe is an improvement on Zachary Pearson's original. The almond and marzipan notes of the Maraschino combined with the perfume of the absinthe and the almond extract recall the orgeat, while citric acid and lemon oil stand for the original's citrus. The Demerara rum gives vanilla notes and deepens the complexity.

Yields Drink
Year
2013
Authenticity
Altered recipe
Creator
Rafa García Febles, NYC.
Curator rating
Not yet rated
Average rating
3.5 stars
(3 ratings)
From other users
  • Made with a squeeze of lemon juice rather than the citric acid and a half tsp of orgeat. Good but needs a little further work.
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Kindred Cocktails commented on 1/14/2015:

Curated to change "almond syrup extract" to "almond extract", which I think is what was meant, since only 1 drop is used.


DrunkLab commented on 1/14/2015:

Kindred autocorrects almond extract as well as almond milk (or "almond syrup milk" in KC lingo). It also 'corrects' Small Hand Foods to Hand Foods.


Kindred Cocktails commented on 1/14/2015:

I fixed "amond syrup milk" and "hand foods". I don't see almond extract in this recipe anymore, so I'm guessing it was fixed or re-formulated to not have it. If you enter new ingredients that Kindred Cocktails insists on "auto-correcting", it's part of its efforts to standardize what people enter. Just contact me and I'll enter the ingredients into the database manually. Cheers -Dan


Ophelia

2 oz Bourbon, Angel's Envy
3⁄4 oz Chinato
1⁄4 oz Crème de Cacao
Instructions

Mix all ingredients over ice and shake vigorously. Strain and serve in coup glass. Garnish with Luxardo cherry.

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Authenticity
Unknown
Curator rating
Not yet rated
Average rating
4 stars
(9 ratings)
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  • made with bookers..held up well — ★★★★
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Colossal Youth

1 1⁄2 oz Mezcal
1⁄2 oz Campari
1⁄2 oz Sloe gin
1⁄4 oz Crème de Cacao, Tempus Fugit
Instructions

Stir, strain, up or one big rock, optional lemon twist.

History

For MxMo LXXV: Flip Flop!, a descendant of the Transatlantic Giant substituting mezcal for bourbon, Campari for Cynar, and a teaspoon of mole bitters for both a portion of crème de cacao and three dashes of Angostura.

Yields Drink
Year
2013
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Rafa García Febles, NYC.
Curator rating
Not yet rated
Average rating
4 stars
(30 ratings)
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  • Yes, I get s'mores too, Complex as expected, but actually not as mezcal-dominated as I'd feared.
  • Fire, smoke, funk, chocolate. Like a s'more roasted over a campfire. — ★★★★★
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bza commented on 7/31/2013:

I'm definitely going to try this, but just curious if the name is a Young Marble Giants reference or a Pedro Costa reference?


DrunkLab commented on 7/31/2013:

Young Marble Giants all the way. YMG was actually the working title for this (connecting it to the Transatlantic Giant) but I ended up liking Colossal Youth better.

Nothing against Senhor Costa or his films, of course.


bza commented on 7/31/2013:

Nice. I approve either way, for sure.


Among Dreams

Instructions

Stir, strain, up.

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Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Turk Dietrich, Cure, New Orleans
Curator rating
Not yet rated
Average rating
4.5 stars
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The Penthouse

1 1⁄2 oz Gin, Tanqueray Rangpur
1 1⁄2 oz Vodka, Reyka
1⁄2 oz Lemon juice
1 twst Lemon peel
Instructions

Shake w/ ice, strain, serve up

Picture of The Penthouse
2011 Kindred Cocktails
Yields Drink
Year
2013
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Jason Westplate
Curator rating
Not yet rated
Average rating
4 stars
(5 ratings)
From other users
  • Increased St. Germains to 0.5 oz. Typical grapefruit result.
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Ajvan commented on 1/14/2020:

Very tart, might bump the St Germain up to match the lemon.