The Big Apple

2 oz Calvados
1 oz Sweet white wine (Apple wine)
2 ds Bitters, Bittermens 'Elemakule Tiki
1 Cherry, Luxardo
Instructions

Stir calvados, apple wine, and bitters with ice for 30 seconds. Strain into a Manhattan glass or coupe and garnish with cherry.

Notes

A very apple-forward take on a Manhattan.

Yields Drink
Year
2013
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Brian Cody
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Christopher Tracy's Parade (Raspberry Beret Edition)

1 3⁄4 oz Gin
2 bsp Raspberry syrup
1 bsp Aphrodite bitters, Dr Adam Elmegirab’s Aphrodite Bitters
6 dr Absinthe
3 oz Sparkling rosé wine
1 Raspberry
Instructions

Stir, strain, flute, top with bubbly, drop in raspberry.

History

Raspberry syrup version of Rufus' original.

Yields Drink
Year
2013
Authenticity
Altered recipe
Creator
Rufus Grantham, Demon Bitters
Source reference

http://barnotes.co/recipes/christopher-tracy-s-parade

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Whiskey Tango Foxtrot

2 oz Rye
1⁄4 oz Fernet Branca
1⁄4 oz Bénédictine
1 ds Bitters, Angostura
1 twst Lemon peel
Instructions

Stir, strain, up.

Yields Drink
Year
2013
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Rafa García Febles, NYC.
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3.5 stars
(20 ratings)
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  • Works even better with Czech Fernet.
  • Was ok, but seemed like it was missing something.
  • Nice, well-balanced sipping cocktail. It really takes the harshness out of the fernet. — ★★★★
  • Nice balance of earthy and cool.
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AmyJ commented on 9/11/2013:

Simple and great. Love the fernet / Benedictine combo and the rest balances nicely. Thanks!

Mr. Clark's Cane

1 1⁄2 oz Fernet Branca
3⁄4 oz Maraschino Liqueur
1⁄2 oz Lemon juice
Instructions

Shake, strain, up.

Yields Drink
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Joel Clark, Sanctuaria, St. Louis, MO.
Source reference

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mahastew/9424084377/

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3 stars
(2 ratings)
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  • Apparently there was this awesome cocktail club in St. Louis I never went to in the five years I lived there?
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El Dorado de Pizarro

2 oz Sotol, Hacienda del Sotol Plata
1 oz Orange liqueur, Grand Marnier
1 oz Lime juice
1 t Averna
2 ds Bitters, Bittermens Xocolatl Mole
1 pn Salt (Very small pinch!)
Instructions

Shake all ingredients with ice, strain into chilled cocktail glass, and garnish with a lime wedge.

Notes

Created and paired with the arrival of the fall weather. Named for the legendary city of gold and the conquistador who never found it.

Published in Gaz Regan's 2011 Annual Manual for Bartenders.

History

This is an original creation.

Yields Drink
Year
2011
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Robert Hearne
Grape Street Underground
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4 stars
(4 ratings)
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La Torita

1 oz Pisco
1 oz Dark rum
1⁄2 oz Agave syrup
1⁄2 oz Lime juice
2 ds Bitters, Angostura
1 twst Lime peel
Instructions

Shake all ingredients in an ice-filled shaker. Strain into a coupe and garnish with the lime peel.

Notes

Created this one for my Chilean friend Jessica Matte. She wanted me to make an original drink and call it the Chupacabra. That name was taken so I named it after her lovely bull terrier.

Yields Drink
Year
2013
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
El Jefe
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3 stars
(2 ratings)
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Chutes and Ladders

1 1⁄2 oz Blanco tequila, Zapopan Blanco
1 oz Swedish Punsch, Kronan
1 oz Aromatized wine, Cocchi Americano
1⁄2 oz Lime juice
1 ds Simple syrup (optional)
1 twst Orange peel (as garnish)
Instructions

Shake, strain, straight up, single Old Fashioned glass, garnish

Yields Drink
Year
2013
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Fred Yarm, Russel House Tavern, Cambridge, MA
Source reference

http://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2013/07/chutes-ladders.html

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4.5 stars
(15 ratings)
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yarm commented on 9/30/2021:

My first menu item as a professional bartender (excluding event menus for a night). And my only recipe to make it in Difford's Guide.

Martineuse

2 oz Old Tom Gin
1 oz Sweet vermouth
1⁄2 oz Herbal liqueur, Green Chartreuse
Instructions

Mix all three, stir with ice, our into a martini glass.

Notes

No bitters required. Green Chartreuse is complex enough by itself.

No garnish required. A twist of lime or lemon would do.

History

This drink uses the classic "Martinez" ratio but substitutes Green Chartreuse for the Maraschino.

Picture of Martineuse
2011 Kindred Cocktails
Yields Drink
Year
2013
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
J. Stephen Berry
Atlanta, GA
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3 stars
(4 ratings)
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  • try with 1/4 chartreuse
  • Like anything else with more than a splash of chartreuse, it tastes pretty much like chartreuse. Now, I will make this again, with a less assertive gin than Ransoms, and with a better vermouth than M&R, but my hopes aren't h
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Zachary Pearson commented on 8/01/2013:

Stephen,

Is a part = 1/2 ounce here? I think it would be better to give recipes in ounces or ml.

Thanks,

Zachary

tophat665 commented on 10/05/2014:

Tastes like Chartreuse. But I did use Ransom's, which is halfway there to begin with. Thinking a lemon peel garnish would really add soemthing. Also, that a better vermouth (just killed my Carpano Antiqua on a Martinez this afternoon) and a less assertive gin, say Hayman's or Tanq OT might make a difference.

Fransos commented on 10/07/2014:

This is essentially a Bijou, sans orange bitters. Try knocking back the Chartreuse to 1/4 oz if you feel it overpowers the drink. Maybe a london dry style gin will work wonders as well.

MOJO1229 commented on 11/11/2016:

<br />Given the several comments suggesting dissatisfaction with the cocktail's current recipe, I have taken this on as a CHALLENGE COCKTAIL. My first try was with Hayman's Old Tom gin, Contratto Bianco (a top-shelf Italian vermouth), and a "skinny" 1/2 oz green Chartreuse. I rated this 3.5--not bad. Then, I made majorchanges: Plymouth gin, same vermouth, and a "skinny" 1/2 oz Yellow Chartreuse (used it because its flavor is less pronounced than green chartreuse). Very disappointing and I rated it at 2.5 to 3.0. I could discerne each ingredient's taste, but they did not blend together into a singular taste. That was a disappointment.

I will go back to the recipe for the "Martineuse," and consider the comments from the various users and consider what they said, and see if I can come up with a cocktail which is more satisfying, not just for me, but for most people who would like to try the "Martineuse," and find it to be a drink they want to come back to.

thiudans commented on 6/06/2019:

While its origin may be a Martinez riff, I see these ingredients and think Bijou (which doesn't always have bitters in the recipe). So I used 1 oz of the robust Castle & Key overproof gin, 1 oz Casa Mariol vermut negro, and kept the Green Chartreuse at .5 oz. I think it worked well using a stronger gin and a more confident vermouth and give it a solid 3.5 stars. Also I stirred it with about 6 oz of fine ice.

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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Unknown
Creator
Brian at Wonderland Kitchen
Source reference

http://wonderlandkitchen.com/2012/11/thanksgiving-cocktail-poor-sap/

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Diki-Diki Cocktail

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

Shake, strain, up.

Yields Drink
Year
1922
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Robert Vermiere, Embassy Club, London.
Source reference

http://cold-glass.com/2012/08/26/is-that-your-real-name-the-diki-diki-c…

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2.5 stars
(2 ratings)
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