Paloma (South Of The Border)

2 oz Blanco tequila
2 oz Grapefruit juice
1⁄2 oz Lime juice
1⁄2 oz Elderflower liqueur, St. Germain
Instructions

Shake with ice, and strain into an ice filled rocks glass. Garnish with a lime or grapefruit wedge.

Notes

The original recipe called for .25 oz St. Germain and .25 ounce Simple Syrup. After a few tries, I doubled the St Germain and omitted the Simple Syrup entirely, as I felt the floral taste of the elderflower liqueur was too nuanced, and needed to be more forward.

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Billy Van Dolsen, Agricola, Princeton, NJ
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From other users
  • Great tequila grapefruit drink. Kinda as you’d expect, if you’d expect this to be good. Refreshing.
  • margarita-ish, mild elderflower — ★★★★
  • Quite sour but very tasty
  • Nice and refreshing, get the bitterness from the grapefruit. Can't really taste the elderflower though
  • Would go well with a salt rim and a little spice. Maybe jalapeño — ★★★★★
  • Great tequila drink.
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Rebujo

2 1⁄2 oz Manzanilla sherry (or Fino)
1⁄2 oz Gin (preferably navy-strength)
3 oz Bitter lemon soda, Fever Tree
1 twst Lemon peel (as garnish)
1 twst Orange peel (as garnish)
Instructions

Build in a Collins over ice and bubbles, stir, garnish, serve with straw.

History

A Rebujito is a popular Andalusian beverage, usually equal parts fino or manzanilla sherry and Sprite or another lemon-lime soda.

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Year
2014
Authenticity
Altered recipe
Creator
Rafa García Febles, NYC.
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Shattered Glasser

1 oz Reposado Tequila, El Tesoro Reposado
1⁄2 oz Batavia Arrack, Van Oosten
1⁄2 oz Mezcal, Los Amantes Joven
3⁄4 oz Sweet vermouth, Carpano Antica Formula
1⁄4 oz Allspice Dram, St Elizabeth
1⁄4 oz Bénédictine
1 ds Bitters, Bittermens Xocolatl Mole
1 Cherry (Laphroaig-soaked; flamed; as garnish)
Instructions

Stir, strain, up, garnish with a Laphroaig-soaked and flamed cherry, dropped in.

Yields Drink
Year
2008
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Phil Ward, Mayahuel, NYC.
Source reference

http://forums.egullet.org/topic/107674-batavia-arrack/?p=1609852

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4.5 stars
(30 ratings)
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  • Same as Airbag — ★★★★★
  • Rich, nuanced, so much spiciness to pick apart. — ★★★★
  • Used Dolin SV, with a dash of Tuaca, as a lame sub for Antica, and couldn’t find the matches. Very “grounded” and complex flavors.
  • The Airbag
  • wow
  • Pepper, vanilla, chocolate, allspice, herbal depth, dunder, all beautifully integrated, smooth, and elegant. Wow.
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bza commented on 5/19/2014:

This was pretty good, but I used a newly opened bottle of Carpano and I thought it overpowered everything else (which is no easy task).

How do you flame a cherry though?

DrunkLab commented on 5/19/2014:

Presumably hold a flame under the Laphroaig-soaked cherry. I've never bothered with the flame, just the Scotch. I didn't find this as Carpano-heavy as you did, but I can definitely see how the vanilla could overpower even the bruisers (arrack, agave, allspice) in this drink.

bza commented on 5/19/2014:

I guess if you put the cherry on a stick it will be ok. I took a maraschino cherry, misted the top with Ardbeg, and called it a day.

DrunkLab commented on 11/12/2014:

Name updated from "Airbag" to how it appears in the Death & Co book, a nod to Avery Glasser, who inspired the drink.

eSports Chaebol commented on 3/24/2017:

It looks like an insane mish-mash but it really works. The way all the flavors are there to be almost-cerebrally picked apart like aurally picking out particular parts of an orchestra reminds me a bit of another improbable cocktail I found here, El Nacional.

Viola Terra

1 1⁄2 oz Bourbon, Bulleit
1⁄2 oz Beet juice
1⁄2 oz Zucca
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
5 ds Bitters, Fee Brothers Black Walnut
Instructions

Combine all ingredients in shaker, add ice, shake vigorously, strain into coupe, no garnish necessary.

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Creator
Ryan Stevens
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3.5 stars
(3 ratings)
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Falcon Punsch!

3⁄4 oz Apple brandy, Lairds
3⁄4 oz Batavia Arrack, Van Oosten
3⁄4 oz Swedish Punsch
3⁄4 oz Lime juice
1⁄2 oz Pineapple syrup
1⁄2 oz Campari
3 ds Bitters
Instructions

Shake, strain, up.

Yields Drink
Year
2013
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Rafa García Febles, NYC.
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3 stars
(2 ratings)
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Swizzle and Buck

1 1⁄2 oz Jamaican rum, Appleton Reserve
1 oz Aveze
1⁄2 oz Apricot liqueur, Rothman & Winter
1 oz Lemon juice (scant; 7/8 oz)
3⁄4 oz Agave syrup
2 ds Allspice Dram, St. Elizabeth
1 1⁄4 oz Ginger beer, Maine Root
4 ds Bitters, Angostura (4-5)
2 spg Mint (one as garnish)
Instructions

Muddle the leaves of one mint sprig, add all ingredients but ginger beer and bitters to an ice-packed Collins glass, swizzle to chill. Top with ginger beer and bitters, garnish with a lemon coin and a slapped sprig of mint.

Notes

Finalist in the AVÈZE First Annual Day Drinking Cocktail Competition.

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Year
2013
Authenticity
Unknown
Creator
Christian Sanders, Evelyn Drinkery, NYC.
Source reference

http://www.shakestir.com/recipes/id/588

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Piña Cholada

2 oz Pisco (toasted coconut-infused)
1 oz Coconut Water (Thai)
1 oz Lime juice
3⁄4 oz Falernum, Velvet Falernum
3⁄4 oz Pineapple syrup
1 oz Egg white
1 lf Makrut lime leaf
Instructions

Dry shake, shake with a couple of ice cubes for 30 seconds or so, strain into an ice filled Collins and spoon out some of the foam to top, garnish with makrut lime leaf.

Notes

To prepare pisco, infuse one 750ml bottle with one cup of toasted coconut (more details in source reference). Named for Cholada, Mlynarczyk's favorite Thai restaurant on the west side of LA.

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Year
2013
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Gabriella Mlynarczyk, ink, LA.
Source reference

http://www.lalovingcup.com/issue-no-014-whats-up-thai-ger-lily-saki-coc…

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Two Trick Pony

1 oz White whiskey, Low Gap
1 oz Bourbon, WL Weller (7 year)
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
1⁄4 oz Orgeat
1⁄4 oz Demerara syrup (2:1)
1 ds Bitters, Angostura
1 1⁄2 oz Beer, Miller High Life
1 twst Orange peel
Instructions

Shake all but High Life, strain into an 8 oz mason jar containing High Life, garnish with an orange pigtail twist.

Notes

The Champagne of Beers gets its French 75.

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Year
2013
Authenticity
Unknown
Creator
Joaquín Simó, Pouring Ribbons, NYC.
Source reference

Conversation with Simó

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3.5 stars
(2 ratings)
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  • Fruity, refreshing, great note from the orgeat, brings a lot of character out of the High Life, but tastes more like an enhanced light beer than a full cocktail — ★★★★
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French Polynesian

1 1⁄2 oz Cognac, Hennessy
1⁄2 oz Rhum Agricole, Barbancourt 8
1⁄2 oz Demerara Rum, Lemon Hart 151
1⁄2 oz Bénédictine
1⁄2 oz Orange liqueur, Clément Créole Shrubb
1 oz Lemon juice
1 oz Grapefruit juice (white)
1⁄2 oz Passion fruit syrup, B.G. Reynolds
1⁄2 oz Vanilla syrup (home made (1:1))
1⁄4 oz Simple syrup (2:1, see note)
6 dr Absinthe
2 ds Bitters, Angostura
1 spg Mint
Instructions

Shake with small ice cubes. Pour unstrained into a tall tiki glass. Top off with crushed ice. Garnish with a mint sprig (don't forget to spank it.)

Notes

The 1/4 oz. of Simple syrup adds a little body and is not necessary if you want a dryer drink.

And please don't neglect to take a big whiff of the garnish as you sip. I like to clip it directly to my straw.

History

Bastille Day falls on the weekend of Tiki Kon 2013. Comment fortuite!

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Year
2013
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Your original creation
Creator
Jim Castle, amateur boozehound, Portland Oregon
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4 stars
(10 ratings)
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  • Made to spec except for cutting simple in half to 3/4 tsp. Solid drink.
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Sawyer

2 oz Gin, Beefeater
1⁄2 oz Lime juice
1⁄2 oz Simple syrup
14 ds Bitters, Angostura
7 ds Peychaud's Bitters
7 ds Orange bitters (50/50 Fee's & Regan's)
Instructions

Shake & strain, up, old fashioned glass.

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Creator
Don Lee, Ssäm Bar, NYC
Source reference

"Bitters" by Brad Thomas Parsons, p. 181

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  • Too bitter heavy.
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curseofleisure commented on 9/06/2013:

Just made this for the first time and really enjoyed it. It is nicely balanced--refreshing but with a weighty bitterness. I accidentally misread the ingredients and used a 50/50 mix of angostura orange and Fee's Orange. Will have to try as directed next time. I wonder what would be a better garnish--a lime twist or an orange twist?

Bevx commented on 9/06/2013:

There was no garnish mentioned (or pictured), so I usually skip it. But maybe a flamed orange peel?... As far as the orange bitters, I usually do 4 dashes of Regan's and 3 of Fee's Gin Barrel-Aged, although 7 dashes of Bitter Truth is equally delightful.

mikejaz2 commented on 9/06/2013:

We've been making these for a couple of years, found the recipe in the book "Bitters" by Brad Thomas Parsons. Delicious drink with an outrageous amount of bitters! When I garnish it, I usually use a lime wedge. But, these drinks don't last long!

mikejaz2 commented on 9/06/2013:

Duh just noticed your attribution to the Parsons' book.

Cocktailian commented on 10/24/2013:

I've made it w/ a London style per the recipe, but I'm a big fan of it w/ an American style gin--like Small's. It gives the cocktail a softer flavor. Also, Bittercube's Orange Bitters are better (IMO) than the Regan's/Fee's recomendation

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