Southpaw

1 oz Bourbon, Four Roses
1⁄2 oz Sweet vermouth, Carpano Punt e Mes
1⁄2 oz Campari
1 bsp Fernet Branca
2 ds Peychaud's Bitters
1 twst Orange peel (as garnish)
Instructions

Stir with ice and strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with an orange twist.

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Creator
Joseph Boley, Red House, Paris
Source reference

Gary Regan's The Negroni, via Cocktail Virgin/Slut blog: http://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2013/05/southpaw.html

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  • Very good. Like others have said it's a boulevardier w/fernet, which, sounds good to me. And is.
  • Didn't have Punt e Mas, so used Cocci, which made it basically a 2:1 boulevardier with bitters and some Fernet. Still good though. Really liked it with chocolate bitters
  • Great series of different tastes come through on the long finish. Small volume but maybe that fits this type of drink. — ★★★★
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lesliec commented on 3/07/2016:

It's delicious, but I want more! Maybe bump to 1.5 bourbon and .75 Punt and Campari. Fernet could probably handle another bsp with those quantities.

Wedderburn or Bite

2 oz Cynar
1⁄2 oz Jamaican rum, Smith & Cross
1⁄2 oz Lemon juice
Instructions

Shake, strain, rocks, lowball

Notes

Relies on a relatively small amount of the intense hogo from Smith & Cross. Well received on eGullet.

History

Wedderburn is a heavy-bodied distillate used to make Smith & Cross rum.

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Year
2013
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Creator
Dan Chadwick
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4 stars
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  • Must Try
  • Liked it more at the end than at the beginning (but that's kind of how Cynar works for me).
  • Had struggled to find a cocktail that I liked with Smith & Cross; now I have one I love. Just goes to show that Cynar is a wonderful ingredient.
  • One of my best creations. Jeff loved it. — ★★★★★
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brett kozinn commented on 4/18/2017:

A nice variation: split the rum between Smith & Cross and Appleton V/X, split the amaro between Cynar and Meletti. Slightly less funk, but a bit more expansive flavor-wise.

Cara A commented on 1/25/2021:

Very nice - any drink with Cynar + lemon juice tastes like grapefruit (a good thing IMO). I added a little mandarin orange simple syrup for a friend who likes sweeter drinks, and that was good too.

Cat's Pajamas

2 oz Pear eau de vie
1 oz Lemon juice
1⁄2 oz Honey syrup
1⁄4 oz Simple syrup
2 ds Bitters, Bittermens 'Elemakule Tiki
Instructions

Combine ingredients in a shaker and shake vigorously with cracked ice. Strain into a coupe glass.

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Year
2012
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Brian Cody, Wellesley, MA
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Margarilla

1 1⁄2 oz Añejo tequila (Jose Cuervo Black)
1⁄2 oz Licor 43
1⁄2 oz Triple sec, Combier L'Original Liqueur D'Orange
3⁄4 oz Lime juice
1 sli Lime
Instructions

Shake with ice; pour into a lowball glass with crushed ice and add a lime wheel

History

I made this originally with Jose Cuervo Black, but now that it's discontinued an oaky añejo will work as a substitute.

Picture of Margarilla
2011 Kindred Cocktails
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Year
2013
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Jason Westplate
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4 stars
(17 ratings)
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  • I might sweeten it a bit with .25oz either syrup or Grand Marnier.
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root commented on 8/19/2021:

This is sublime...one of the better margarita's I've had in some time. The Licor 43 brings out the best of all the ingredients.

shadowkirby commented on 7/27/2025:

Like a vanilla margarita, just a little on the sweet side though

The Elena

2 oz Blanco tequila
1 oz Lime juice
1⁄2 oz Kirschwasser
1⁄2 oz Triple sec, Cointreau
1⁄4 oz Corn Whiskey, Balcones Brimstone
3⁄4 oz Simple syrup, Royal Rose Three Chiles
1 spl Mezcal, Del Maguey Crema
2 ds Bitters, Fee Brothers Rhubarb
Instructions

Muddle one fresh cherry with the lime juice and a pinch of dried hibiscus flowers. Add the remaining ingredients, saving the mezcal to float, to a shaker and shake with ice. Float the mezcal on top. Pour into a chilled cocktail glass which has been rimmed with an equal measure of mesquite smoked salt, cruched chipotle pepper and sugar. Garnish with another fresh cherry

Notes

This drink is the essence of Santa Fe, combining subtle heat from the chili syrup, smoke from the Balcone Brimstone, sweetness from the syrup and Cointreau, balanced by the tart tang of the lime.

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Year
2013
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Creator
Ron Rovner
Portland, Maine
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Lucy Bijou

1 1⁄2 oz Gin, Tanqueray
3⁄4 oz Sweet vermouth, Carpano Classico (not Antica)
3⁄4 oz Herbal liqueur, Green Chartreuse
5 dr Teapot Bitters, Dr Adam Elmegirab’s Teapot Bitters
1 twst Lemon peel
Instructions

Stir over Ice, twist lemon peel, discard.

No Garnish.

History

I was asked to make a Bijou that would "Rock me". Boozy & Balanced, perfect for Fall/Winter. Named after Lucy Bijou Hopgood, wife of Geoff Hopgood of Hopgood's Foodliner in Toronto, ON.

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Year
2012
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Creator
Eric Bourque
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Wear Your Makeup Like A Weapon

2 oz Vodka
3⁄4 oz Pomegranate Liqueur, Pama
1⁄2 oz Elderflower liqueur, St. Germain
1⁄4 oz Lime juice
2 ds Orange bitters, Regans' orange bitters
Instructions

Shake/Strain/Up/Twist or Cherry

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Year
6/23/13
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Raven Stag

1 1⁄2 oz Cognac
3⁄4 oz Cynar
1⁄2 oz Sweet vermouth
1⁄4 oz Fernet Branca
1 twst Lemon peel
Instructions

Stir, strain, up; garnish. This is my design.

Notes

When Parliament in Dallas opened, this was on the menu as "Jack the Ripper," with English Harbour 5 year rum in place of the cognac.

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Creator
Christopher Bevins
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  • Used bourbon rather than cognac, and Cynar 70 proof since that's what I had.
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anjiro commented on 10/29/2016:

This is really lovely with bourbon instead of cognac.

Hawkeye

1 oz Bourbon (Very Old Barton, if you can find it)
1 oz Sloe gin
1⁄2 oz Apple brandy, Lairds Bonded
1⁄2 oz Lemon juice
1 twst Lemon peel
Instructions

Shake, up, coupe. Twist & drop.

History

Named for the Marvel one (not the M*A*S*H one or the Mohican one)... Variation on the Black Hawk, borrowing the apple brandy from the Barton Special.

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Christopher Bevins
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(7 ratings)
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  • Oddly nutty and bitter for me. Interesting but not my favorite. — ★★
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China Clipper

2 oz Gold rum
1 oz Lemon juice
1 oz Simple syrup (Five Spice infused, see note)
1 twst Lemon peel (as garnish)
Instructions

Shake with ice, and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with lemon peel.

Notes

The rum should be an aged amber, like Cruzan Estate Dark, Appleton Estates V/X, Brugal Anejo, Lemon Hart 80, or Pyrat XO. To make the five spice syrup, combine 1 rounded teaspoon of five spice powder with 2c of sugar and 1c of water. Heat on low until the sugar is dissolved. Squeeze through a cheesecloth into a bottle.

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Year
2006
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Forbidden Island, Alameda, CA, United States
Source reference

Kaiser Penguin: http://www.kaiserpenguin.com/tiki-crawl-vi/

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  • Made with Appleton V/X, regular simple, and a few healthy dashes of 5-spice bitters. The rum gets a bit buried. — ★★★★
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Zachary Pearson commented on 6/24/2013:

Curated this slightly - to avoid line breakage, I moved the rum suggestions to the notes section and appended the syrup recipe.

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