Pearl Diver

1 1⁄2 oz Gold rum (Puerto Rican/Cuban style)
1⁄2 oz Demerara Rum, Lemon Hart
1⁄2 oz Lime juice
1⁄2 oz Orange juice
1⁄4 oz Honey
1⁄4 oz Butter (See note)
1 ds Cinnamon syrup (1/4 teaspoon)
1 ds Donn's Spices #2
1 ds Bitters, Angostura
4 oz Crushed ice
Instructions

Blend at high speed for 20 seconds, strain through wire-mesh strainer into a tall glass, top with more ice.

Notes

The combination of butter, honey, pimento dram, vanilla syrup, and cinnamon syrup is known as Don's Gardenia Mix or Pearl Diver mix. It is best batched as follows: 1 oz butter 1 oz honey 1 t cinnamon syrup and 1/2 t each of allspice and vanilla. Combine and cream in a sauce pan. For more information, see here: http://www.kaiserpenguin.com/mxmo-orange-pearl-divers-punch/ (note that the Punch is a separate recipe from the standard Pearl Diver).

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Year
1950s
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Don the Beachcomber
Source reference

Jeff Berry, Sippin' Safari, 2007.

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Shark

1 1⁄2 oz Nicaraguan Rum, Flor de Caña Extra Dry (brown butter-washed)
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
1⁄2 oz Jamaican rum, Wray & Nephew Overproof
1⁄2 oz Pineapple juice
1⁄4 oz Hazelnut liqueur, Frangelico
1⁄4 oz Blue Curaçao, Senior Curaçao
1⁄4 oz Cane syrup
1⁄4 oz Heavy cream
1⁄4 T Bitters, Bittermens 'Elemakule Tiki
Instructions

Shake with ice and strain into a chilled rocks glass filled with pebble ice.
Garnish with a lemon wheel and an umbrella.

The Shark at PDT.
Yields Drink
Year
2012
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
John de Bary, PDT, NYC.
Source reference

http://www.shakestir.com/features/id/10/kind-of-blue

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Jaguar Shark

1 1⁄2 oz Nicaraguan Rum, Flor de Caña Extra Dry (brown butter-washed)
1⁄2 oz Cachaça
3⁄4 oz Coconut liqueur, Kalani
1⁄2 oz Orange Curaçao
1⁄2 oz Lemon juice
1⁄2 oz Lime juice
1⁄2 oz Orange juice
8 Boba (tapioca pearls)
4 oz Crushed ice
Instructions

Pulse blend all but boba for 5 seconds; pour un-strained into a tall glass with boba. Garnish with a paper umbrella through a lemon wheel. Serve with a wide straw.

Notes

If aged cachaca cannot be found, unaged cachaca, aged rhum agricole, or Wray & Nephew can be substituted for it; you want something funky but complex. The final drink should resemble the spotted coat of a jaguar (or more closely, a leopard).

History

Descending from PDT's Shark cocktail. Named in tribute to Mr. Steve Zissou.

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Year
2013
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Rafa García Febles, NYC.
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Cubo-Amaro Mule

1 1⁄2 oz Cynar
1 1⁄2 oz Averna
4 dr Bolivar Bitters, Bittercube
5 oz Ginger beer, Gosling's
Instructions

Add Cynar and Amaro to an ice filled tall glass (~16oz). Top with ginger beer, gently stir, and garnish with bitters

Notes

This drink has a wonderful tartness and herbal bitterness that play nicely with the spice and sweet attributed to ginger beers.

History

I had a similar cocktail for the first time at RPM Chicago and loved the really bright flavor profile their Milano Mule had. As an aficionado of Gin based mules I was excited to see a variation that had a real original twist. I wanted to improve the profile of the drink a little bit, and I'm very happy with the results

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Year
2013
Authenticity
Altered recipe
Creator
Jason Westplate, RPM Chicago
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John Collins

2 oz Genever
1⁄2 Lemon (About 3/4 oz of juice)
1⁄4 oz Simple syrup (or powdered sugar)
4 oz Soda water
Instructions

Shake all but soda water, strain over ice in a Collins, top with soda. Alternately, build in glass and give a quick stir.

Notes

A couple dashes of bitters can be a nice addition to this drink. A barspoon of Maraschino is an Improvement.

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Year
1830s
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Source reference

http://savoystomp.com/2011/05/23/john-collins/

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Sabai Sabai

1 1⁄2 oz Mekhong
1 1⁄2 oz Lemon juice
3⁄4 oz Simple syrup
1 pn Thai Basil
1 spl Club soda
1 spg Thai Basil (as garnish)
Instructions

Shake, strain over ice, top with soda, garnish with Thai basil sprig.

Notes

Also known as the Thai Welcome Drink.

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Source reference

http://totalbeverage.net/mixology-monday-sabai-sabai-thai-welcome-drink

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Curaçao Punch

1 oz Jamaican rum
2 oz Brandy
1⁄2 oz Lemon juice
1⁄2 oz Curaçao
1⁄2 oz Simple syrup
Instructions

Shake with shaved or crushed ice and garnish with fruits as you see fit. Serve with a straw.

Notes

Another version popularized by Ted Haigh uses 2 oz Curaçao, 1 oz rum, and 1 oz brandy. For best historical accuracy, you can use Smith & Cross Rum, Pierre Ferrand 1840 Cognac, and PF Dry Curaçao.

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Year
1862
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Source reference

Jerry Thomas, The Bartender's Guide
http://www.classicmixology.com/punches/cura%C3%A7ao_punch/1862

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French-American Treaty

1 1⁄2 oz Armagnac
3⁄4 oz Rye
3⁄4 oz Rich simple syrup 2:1
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
2 ds Grapefruit bitters
1 Egg white
Instructions

Dry shake all the ingredients for 30 seconds until combined. Add ice and shake for at least a minute. Strain and garnish with a lemon peel.

History

Based off the famous Ramos Gin Fizz this I adapted after reading David Wondrich's Imbibe! section on Juleps (Cognac and Rye).

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2012
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Your original creation
Creator
El Jefe
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1⁄2 oz Lemon juice
1 twst Lemon zest (as garnish)
Instructions

Shake ingredients with ice and strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with a lemon twist.

History

May be based on the Twelve Miles Out from the Savoy Cocktail Book.

Yields Drink
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Authenticity
Unknown
Creator
Tommy Millard
Source reference

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Nola commented on 9/26/2013:

Suggested- El Dorado 3 yr or Montoya Platino

Grand Funk Railroad

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1 oz Cognac (VSOP)
1 oz Bonal Gentiane Quina
1⁄4 oz Peach liqueur, Mathilde
6 dr Bitters, Bittermens (Burlesque)
Instructions

Stir and strain into a cocktail glass. Twist a lemon peel over the top and drop it in.

Picture of Grand Funk Railroad
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Creator
Stew Ellington
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