East India Cocktail

2 oz Cognac
1 t Pineapple syrup
1 t Curaçao
2 ds Maraschino Liqueur
2 ds Bitters, Boker's
1 Olive (or cherry, as garnish)
1 twst Lemon peel (as garnish)
Instructions

Chill a cocktail glass. Stir over ice and strain into chilled glass. Garnish with an olive or cherry and a lemon twist.

Notes

Robert Vermeire's "Cocktails, How to Mix Them" (1922) has this as 1/2 gill = 2 oz Cognac, 2 dashes Angostura, 2 dashes Maraschino or pineapple syrup, 2 dashes Curacao.

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Authenticity
Unknown
Source reference

Harry Johnson's Bartender's Manual, 1934 revision pg. 187

Curator rating
4 stars
Average rating
3.5 stars
(8 ratings)
From other users
  • Somehow does pick up an "Asianness." Pineapple gets lost.
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Last Ango

1 oz Bitters, Angostura
1 oz Lime juice
1⁄2 oz Jamaican rum, Smith & Cross
1⁄2 oz Pineapple syrup (pineapple gomme syrup)
1⁄2 oz Orgeat
1 sli Lime (as garnish)
Instructions

Shake, strain, garnish with a lime wheel.

Yields Drink
Year
2013
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Allumette, LA, CA.
Source reference

http://theminty.com/2013/04/10/echo-park-cocktails-and-bites-at-allumet…

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4 stars
(15 ratings)
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  • Rich, velvety and deep in character. Didn't have the pineapple syrup, so just used pineapple juice - figured it was sweet enough.
  • Opaque dark brick red color. Tasty, a little grainy, maybe due to my orgeat. Cinnamon and clove, complex. — ★★★★
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happyrobot commented on 7/24/2021:

Brilliant. Delicious. So many favorite things in one glass. I used Hampden 8YO and it worked great. The Orgeat and pineapple gum syrup added lots to the balance.

HallA commented on 11/11/2023:

Nice variation on a trinidad sour. The pineapple gum added a little though I don't think the drink would suffer that much about it. You're going to need something like S&C or high proof / lots of flavor to balance and even show up against the angostura.

Demerara Dry Float

2 1⁄2 oz Lime juice
1 t Lemon juice
1 1⁄2 oz Passion fruit syrup (see note)
1⁄4 oz Simple syrup
1 oz Demerara Rum
1⁄4 oz Maraschino Liqueur, Luxardo
1⁄4 oz Demerara Rum, Lemon Hart 151 (as float)
Instructions

Shake everything except the 151, strain into a double old fashioned over crushed ice, float 151.

Notes

The best way to make passionfruit syrup is to take frozen passionfruit pulp, thaw it, and mix that with an equal amount of 1:1 simple syrup.

Yields Drink
Year
1941
Authenticity
Unknown
Creator
Don the Beachcomber
Source reference

http://www.slammie.com/atomicgrog/blog/2012/09/07/lost-cocktails-of-the…

Curator rating
4 stars
Average rating
4 stars
(3 ratings)
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  • My spec: 1 oz Lemon Hart 151, 0.5 oz Smith & Cross, 0.25 oz other aged rum (Kirkland 12 year), 1 oz passionfruit syrup (Liber & Co), 1.25 oz lime juice, 0.25 oz velvet falernum, 0.25 oz Luxardo maraschino. Garnish: oil expressed from a lime peel. 4 stars
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Zachary Pearson commented on 7/28/2013:

It almost seems to me that the 151 and regular Demerara rum amounts should be reversed. I'd use the best Demerara rum you can find, as it's got to stand up to a huge amount of lime juice.

DrunkLab commented on 7/28/2013:

Because this recipe wasn't strange and scary enough as is, I'm going to try it with the full ounce of 151.

Not For Everyone

2 oz Fernet Branca
1⁄2 oz Elderflower liqueur
1⁄2 oz Mezcal, Del Maguey Vida
1 twst Lime peel
Instructions

Stir, strain, rock.

Yields Drink
Year
2013
Authenticity
Unknown
Creator
Joseph Tkach
Source reference

http://measureandstir.com/2013/07/28/fernet-mezcal-elderflower/

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3 stars
(8 ratings)
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  • Its mostly fernet, slightly limey and smokey, not sweet, but good.
  • Smoky medicine
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Ring the Belle

1 1⁄2 oz Cachaça, Leblon
1⁄2 oz Herbal liqueur, Green Chartreuse
3⁄4 oz Honey syrup
3⁄4 oz Simple syrup
1 ds Peach bitters, Fee Brothers Peach
Instructions

Shake and strain over ice.

Yields Drink
Year
2013
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
David Willhite, The Bristol, Chicago, Illinois
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2 stars
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Boca Arriba

2 oz Blanco tequila (pepper-infused)
1 oz Coconut milk
1 oz Lime juice
1⁄2 oz Tamarind syrup
1⁄2 oz Falernum
1⁄2 oz Egg white
1 oz Lager
1⁄2 oz Hot sauce (Michelada mix)
Instructions

Place an ice shard in a highball glass with at least 9-10 oz capacity. Add Michelada mix and lager. Add the other ingredients to a shaker, dry shake, add ice and shake again, and strain into the highball over the Michelada mixture. Garnish with an orange twist, three or four drops of Sriracha bitters, and coconut shavings. Serve with straw.

Notes

Use Mexican lager and make Michelada mix (Maggi, Worcestershire, hot sauce, etc) to taste. Alternatively, use ginger beer and cassis. For tamarind syrup, mix defrosted tamarind pulp in equal parts with simple syrup.

History

Partly inspired by Gabriella Mlynarczyk's Enter the Dragon (see source reference). Layering taken from the Pouring Ribbons cocktail One Flight Up. Named after the Julio Cortázar story "La noche boca arriba."

Yields Drink
Year
2013
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Rafa García Febles, NYC.
Source reference

http://bit.ly/13pQ6Y9

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L'Iguana

3⁄4 oz Jamaican rum, Smith & Cross
3⁄4 oz Haitian Rum, Barbancourt 8
3⁄4 oz Cynar
3⁄4 oz Bonal Gentiane Quina (or PX sherry)
1 t Lemon juice
1 pn Salt
1 spg Mint (as garnish)
Instructions

Build over crushed ice, swizzle. Garnish with a slapped mint sprig and a Luxardo cherry wrapped in a lemon peel. Serve with straw.

History

Named for Ana Maria Ortese's mid-century Italian novel about a Milanese aristocrat stranded on a mysterious tropical island. Postmodernism ensues.

Yields Drink
Year
2013
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Rafa García Febles, NYC.
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3.5 stars
(5 ratings)
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  • Any two of the three main ingredients work well together; here they're deep and tasty. Bittersweet sip, savory finish.
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Silver Bullet (Erik Ellestad)

1 oz Gin
1 oz Aquavit
1 oz Lemon juice
1 oz Simple syrup
Instructions

Shake, strain.

History

Ellestad's proposed update of the Silver Bullet cocktail into a two spirit sour, reflecting his preference for sweetened aquavit as a substitute for kummel.

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Year
2010
Authenticity
Altered recipe
Creator
Savoy Cocktail Book, via Erik Ellestad.
Source reference

http://savoystomp.com/2010/04/18/silver-bullet-cocktail/comment-page-1/…

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  • I was looking for a way to temper an herbal American gin that I found overpowering. Per previous comment, used 1 oz gin, 1 oz Brennivin, 3/4 oz lemon juice, 1/2 oz rich (2:1) simple syrup. Balanced & tasty.
  • Cut back on the lemon (maybe half) and cut back a tad on the syrup. The two flavors of alcohol really complement each other and you can taste them both, distinctly and yet together, which I find fascinating.
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Bichon Frisé

2 oz Grapefruit juice
1 oz Vodka
1 oz Elderflower liqueur, St. Germain
1 wdg Lemon
Instructions

Combine the grapefruit juice, vodka, and elderflower liqueur in cocktail shaker. Squeeze lemon wedge into shaker and then add wedge to mixture.
Add ice and shake until well chilled. Strain over fresh ice into a rocks glass.

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Authenticity
Unknown
Creator
Kate Ramos
Source reference

http://www.chow.com/recipes/11266-bichon-frise

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  • Tried another night with Luxardo instead of Elderflower Liquor and also served over ice. Liked both. Would consider adding club soda for more of a spritzer on a hot day.
  • Easily drinkable
  • AKA the Hound
  • Sweet and refreshing.
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Squonk1977 commented on 11/10/2017:

Made this with Valentine White Blossom vodka, which helped to intensify the grapefruit and elderflower flavors. 

Elderflower Iced Tea

1 1⁄2 oz Gin (Earl Grey-infused)
1 oz Elderflower liqueur, St. Germain
1 oz Lemon juice
Instructions

Fill highball glass with ice. Add all ingredients into cocktail shaker and shake until chilled. Strain into highball glass and garnish with lemon wheel.

Notes

Audrey Sander's infused Earl Grey gin (from http://nymag.com/nightlife/articles/04/cocktails/galleries/audrey/): Ingredients: 750 ml Tanqueray, 4 tbsp loose Earl Grey tea. Directions: Add tea to bottle, cap, and shake. Let sit at room temperature for 2 hours. Strain through a fine sieve or coffee filter into a bowl.

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Authenticity
Unknown
Creator
Dana Tough and Brian McCracken, Spur and Tavern Law, Seattle, WA
Source reference

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB100014240527487037308045763139608044987…

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