Quartermaster

1⁄2 oz Fernet Branca
1⁄2 oz Bénédictine
1⁄2 oz Aperol
1⁄2 oz Dry vermouth, Martini & Rossi
5 dr Bitters, Bittermens Burlesque
1 sli Lemon peel
Instructions

Add liquors and bitters to an ice filled shaker, shake till cold, strain and pour into a chilled martini glass. Express the lemon peel and drop in

Notes

Make sure you express as much lemon oil from the peel as you can; rimming the glass is optional

History

This started out as a 4 X 1/4 digestif that I enjoyed enough to double and serve up.

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Year
2013
Authenticity
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Creator
Jason Westplate
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Jasmine Teatotaler

2 1⁄2 oz Jasmine Liqueur, Koval
1 1⁄4 oz Rhubarb Shrub (*homemade)
5 ds Orange bitters, Angostura Orange
6 oz Club soda
1 wdg Lemon (garnish)
Instructions

In a quart mason jar (or pint glass) full of ice, add liqueur, shrub & bitters. Top off with soda, stir, garnish, and serve

Notes

*for any cold-process shrub: mix equal parts fruit/peel/herb with sugar and apple cider/red wine vinegar; let stand in a mason jar at room temp for 2 days, strain and re-jar; refrigerate for two weeks and keep for 6 months +

History

A lot of floral liqueurs work great in tea-less summer time "sweet teas", and the combination of jasmine and rhubarb is great. I was also looking to find a good use for a homemade rhubarb shrub that was light.

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2013
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Creator
Jason Westplate
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Italian Pirate

1 1⁄2 oz Falernum (Homemade, heavily spiced, rum base)
3⁄4 oz Lime juice
3⁄4 oz Fernet Branca
Notes

Can adjust proportions to suit.

History

Inspired by rum-lime-fernet combos, and some homemade Falernum that turned out well.

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Amy, B.C., Canada
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Sperans commented on 9/25/2021:

I used 1oz fernet and it turns out perfect if you want a bit more fernet bitternes to counter the sweetness of falernum (I used Bitter Truth’s Golden Falernum)

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Siesta

2 oz Blanco tequila, El Tesoro Platinum
1⁄2 oz Campari
1⁄2 oz Lime juice
1⁄2 oz Grapefruit juice
1⁄2 oz Simple syrup
Instructions

Stir, strain, straight up, coupe

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Year
2006
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Katie Stipe, New York, NY
Source reference

PDT cocktail book, p.237

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From other users
  • OK. Getting more tequila than I expected.
  • Tart with nice tequila flavor
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noksagt commented on 9/19/2020:

Shifting towards grapefruit notes and using agave instead of simple, a'la this spec, works well too.

drinkingandthinking commented on 6/03/2022:

Used reposado - vanilla, bitter, grapefruit all play together nicely. Also shaking is a good idea to better blend acid and sugar. Still a top notch well balanced drink!

jsk commented on 7/19/2025:

Maybe a hair sweet but otherwise good.

Stork Club Cocktail

1 1⁄2 oz Old Tom Gin
1 oz Orange juice
1⁄4 oz Triple sec, Cointreau
1⁄4 oz Lime juice
1 ds Bitters, Angostura
1 twst Orange peel (as garnish)
Instructions

Shake all ingredients well with ice and strain into a chilled martini glass. Garnish with a flamed orange peel.

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Year
1946
Authenticity
Unknown
Creator
Nathaniel "Cookie" Cook
Source reference

http://blog.vincekeenan.com/2012/11/cocktail-of-week-stork-club.html

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  • It's good, but Satan's Whiskers is in the same nature and better, so chances are I would make that rather than this. The lime juice is what makes this interesting. I faked Old tom with a mix of Tanq and Hendricks, which may
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multiVCA commented on 6/06/2013:

This is quite tasty, and I'm not usually a fan of cocktails with orange juice.

I'm a bit perplexed that someone would try to make it with Hendricks and Tanquerey as a substitute for Old Tom, as that combination would taste nothing whatsoever like Old Tom (it would be like mixing Bacardi and Appleton to substitute for Smith & Cross, or mixing Bourbon and Canadian Whiskey to substitute for Rye); mixing a Genever with either Hendricks or Tanquerey would come far closer to Old Tom, I would think. As an experiment, I did try this with a mix of Hendricks and Plymouth (no Tanquerey in the liquor cabinet, I still bear a grudge against the brand for their utterly horrible "mr. Jenkins" ad campaign from nearly 20 years ago) instead of Old Tom, and it was not very good.

Michelada

1 oz Lime juice
3 ds Hot sauce, Tabasco Sauce
1⁄4 oz Soy sauce
2 ds Worcestershire sauce
1 pn Black pepper
1 oz Habanero Sauce, Maggi Seasoning
12 oz Beer
Instructions

Mix the first six ingredients in the bottom of a beer glass. Fill the glass with ice and add your favorite beer.

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1 oz Blood Orange Juice
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3⁄4 oz Triple sec, Cointreau
Instructions

Shake with ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

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Harry's Cocktail

3 spg Mint
1 oz Sweet vermouth
2 ds Absinthe, Absente
2 oz Gin
Instructions

Muddle 2 sprigs of mint with the vermouth and absinthe. Add the gin. Shake with ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with stuffed olive and remaining mint sprig.

Notes

The Savoy has this as 2/3 gin, 1/3 Gancia Sweet vermouth, 1 dash absinthe, 2 sprigs mint, shaken and strained with an olive garnish.

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Year
1930
Authenticity
Altered recipe
Source reference

The Savoy Cocktail Book, pg. 81

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Gin and It

1 1⁄2 oz Gin
1 1⁄2 oz Sweet vermouth
1 ds Bitters, Angostura
1 twst Orange peel (as garnish)
Instructions

Shake all well with ice and strain into a chilled martini glass. Garnish with orange peel.

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Craig E commented on 3/13/2018:

Gaz Regan calls the same drink but proportioned more like a Manhattan (3:1:5 dashes) an East Ender.

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