Black Star

1 oz Reposado Tequila, Pueblo Viejo
1 oz Bourbon, Buffalo Trace
1⁄4 oz Cinnamon syrup
1⁄4 oz Ginger syrup
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
1 bsp Apple butter
1 sli Apple (as garnish)
Instructions

Shake, strain, highball, rocks, garnish.

Yields Drink
Year
2013
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Phil Ward, Mayahuel, NYC.
Source reference

http://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2013/05/black-star-from-mayahuel-bou…

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  • Nice refreshing beverage. I skipped the apple butter. Have also made with a Laphroaig spritz at the end.
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Sweet Dreams

2 oz Blanco tequila
1⁄4 oz Herbal liqueur, Green Chartreuse
1 oz Tea (strong minted green tea, cold)
2 ds Bitters, Regans' orange bitters (or angostura bitters)
Instructions

Stir over ice and strain.

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Authenticity
Unknown
Creator
Trevor Kallies, Vancouver
Source reference

B.C. Liquor store Cocktail book

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Zachary Pearson commented on 5/18/2013:

Curated this slightly - added instructions, cleaned up the notes section, which was duplicative of the ingredients.

Mismaloya

2 oz Blanco tequila
2 sli Cucumber
2 spg Rosemary
1⁄2 oz Simple syrup
1⁄2 oz Lime juice
1 oz Tonic water (to top)
Instructions

Shake 1 cucumber slice and 1 rosemary sprig with tequila, simple and lime over ice. Strain over new ice into a Collins glass. Top with tonic, garnish with remaining cucumber and rosemary.

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Authenticity
Unknown
Creator
Trevor Kallies, Vancouver
Source reference

B.C. Liquor cocktail book

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  • Tasty. I wonder if a pinch of salt might be useful.
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galewskj commented on 9/29/2025:

I was skeptical, but this is surprisingly decent. A great cocktail to make if you have cucumbers and rosemary from the garden. I think the sweetness from the simple syrup and the tonic water is slightly excessive. But cucumber flavor kind of needs some sweetness, so the next time I make it, and I shall, it will be a small reduction in the simple syrup, maybe 3/4 oz for two servings.

Cynar What I Mean?

1 1⁄8 oz Cynar
7⁄8 oz Sweet vermouth, Carpano Punt e Mes
1 t Maraschino Liqueur
2 oz Soda water
1 twst Orange peel
Instructions

Stir, strain, Collins, top with soda, twist.

Notes

Also good à la Royale, with Champagne/sparkling wine instead of soda.

History

EGullet user Adam George's riff on my Old Giuseppe, with the Cynar and Punt switched and soda as the lengthener, described by him as a "super complex Americano twist." My original is 1.5 oz Punt e Mes / .75 oz Cynar / .25 Luxardo Maraschino, with an optional splash of Prosecco and a lemon twist.

Yields Drink
Year
2013
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Adam Manning, South Place Hotel, London.
Source reference

http://forums.egullet.org/topic/144812-drinks-2013/?p=1918941

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Caprice

1 1⁄2 oz Gin, Beefeater
1 1⁄2 oz Dry vermouth, Dolin
1⁄2 oz Bénédictine
1 ds Orange bitters
1 twst Orange peel
Instructions

Stir, strain, coupe, twist.

Notes

These are the PDT specifications; the original can be found in the source link.

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Year
1937
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Abe Marco, published in The How and When, 1940
Source reference

http://drinkswithnick.blogspot.com/2013/01/caprice-cocktail.html

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  • Olive is good. Used Thomas Dakin Gin which adds a nice herbal side to what could be quite a sweet drink. Noilly Prat.
  • Accessible martini riff. Olive garnish, per the original, made it more interesting.
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The Blue Hour

3⁄4 oz Mirabelle eau-de-vie
3⁄4 oz Pineau des Charentes
3⁄4 oz Aperol
3⁄4 oz Lime juice
1 ds Peychaud's Bitters
1 twst Lime peel (expressed and discarded)
Instructions

Shake, strain, twist.

Notes

Other fruit eaux de vie would probably work here.

Yields Drink
Year
2013
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Stephen Shellenberger, Pomodoro, Brookline, MA. Named by Fred Yarm.
Source reference

http://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2013/01/the-blue-hour.html

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  • Very good. Used slivovitz aka blue plum eau de vie (Clear Creek brand) instead of Mirabelle, 1.25 oz instead of 0.75 oz.
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poikiloid commented on 8/11/2019:

Very good. Used slivovitz aka blue plum eau de vie (Clear Creek brand) instead of Mirabelle, 1.25 oz instead of 0.75 oz.

Watermelon Shandy

10 oz Crispin Cider
1⁄2 oz Licor 43
1 oz Lemon juice
5 oz Agua Fresca (Watermelon, see note)
1 twst Lemon peel
1 spg Lemon balm
Instructions

Add cider, Licor 43 & lemon juice into a mixing glass--stir until combined. Pour into an ice filled tulip glass, top off with agua fresca, and garnish with a twist of lemon and a sprig of lemon balm

Notes

**To make the agua fresca: Cut up a seedless watermelon and throw it in the blender with the juice of 3 limes. Strain and chill. This is also great by itself as a non-alcoholic beverage

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Yields Drink
Year
2011
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Melissa Bucholz, Co-Owner of Odd Duck in Bay View, WI
Source reference

http://alcoholmanac.com/index.php/drink-recipes/35-champagnewine/365-wa…

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1⁄2 oz Simple syrup (Sorghum syrup, 1:1 sorghum and water)
1⁄2 oz Lemon juice
2 ds Bitters, Angostura
Instructions

Shake & strain into a cocktail glass, garnish with a thinly sliced lemon wheel.

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Creator
Ian Carlson, The Iberian Pig, Decatur, GA
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1⁄2 oz Lemon juice
Instructions

Build in a collins glass over ice; top with lemon-lime soda, garnish with a brandied cherry.

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Creator
Ian Carlson, The Iberian Pig, Decatur, GA
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Aperol Lemonade

1 1⁄2 oz Vodka
1 oz Aperol
1⁄2 oz Lemon juice
1⁄4 oz Lime juice
Instructions

Build in a collins glass over ice; top with lemon-lime soda. Garnish with a half-wheel of orange.

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Creator
Ian Carlson, The Iberian Pig, Decatur, Georgia
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drinkingandthinking commented on 9/04/2021:

Really simple and really good! Skip the soda, and can also be shaken and served straight up. I built mine over ice as suggested, but subbed flavored soda with seltzer/club soda. Any way you do it, you can't screw it up and it's a crowd pleaser.

Biff Malibu commented on 6/13/2022:

Does need a bit of sweetener (e.g. the lemon-lime soda) - tart if this is absent.

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