Emerson

1 3⁄4 oz Old Tom Gin, Hayman's
3⁄4 oz Sweet vermouth, Carpano Punt e Mes
1⁄2 oz Lime juice
1⁄4 oz Maraschino Liqueur, Luxardo
Notes

The Emerson is a cousin to the Last Word and Aviation, or, if you prefer, a Martinez Sour. Altered from the original measurements to make a more spirituous and drier cocktail. Improved by the addition of bitter vermouth. Some suggest Dubonnet in its place.

History

Appears in Jacques Straub's Drinks, 1914.

Yields Drink
Year
1914
Authenticity
Altered recipe
Source reference

http://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2010/09/emerson-cocktail.html

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3.5 stars
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  • Greenhook Old Tom Gin, Atsby Armadillo Cake Vermouth. Very tasty but lacking in depth, otherwise would have been a 5. — ★★★★
  • 3.5 if I could. Oddly, tastes a bit like a classier screwdriver. — ★★★
  • on the sweet side.
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Start of a New Road

1⁄2 oz Islay Scotch, Lagavulin 16
1⁄2 oz Campari
1⁄2 oz Herbal liqueur, Green Chartreuse
3⁄4 oz Rhum Agricole, Neisson blanc
3⁄4 oz Lime juice
Instructions

Shake with ice and strain into a coupe glass.

Notes

Now that's a drink.

Yields Drink
Year
2012
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Sam Treadway, Backbar, Boston, MA.
Source reference

http://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2012/07/start-of-new-road.html

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3 stars
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  • Made with Bowmore Legend and Rhum JM. Didn't love it. I feel the failure is mine, not the drink's.
  • Challenging combination of ingredients. Surprisingly, lime is quite dominant. Try with lemon or reduce lime to 1/2 oz. Good cocktail for a cocktail nerd. — ★★★★
  • Try again with specified ingredients
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DrunkLab commented on 8/21/2013:

I made this with Black Bottle for the smoky Scotch, which may have been a mistake. The resulting cocktail was good, but Chartreuse/lime-forward with bitterness and peat on the back end, like a slightly smoky Bad Word. Which is far from a bad thing! But my guess is that the mightier Lagavulin gives it an entirely different balance. The rhum's coconut and sugarcane notes came out in subsequent sips, but otherwise it was remarkably subdued for 100 proof (I used La Favorite).

ETA: lovely watermelon color though.

Dan commented on 6/02/2014:

Had this at at Backbar and it was great. If I made it again I'd reduce the lime to 1/2 oz max. Unless you want it bracingly tart.

Paddington

1 1⁄2 oz Light rum, Banks 5 Island
1⁄2 oz Aromatized wine, Lillet Blanc
1⁄2 oz Grapefruit juice
1⁄2 oz Lemon juice
1 bsp Orange marmalade
1 rinse Absinthe, Kübler
Instructions

Shake with ice and double strained into an absinthe-rinsed coupe. Garnish with a grapefruit twist.

Notes

Good marmalade-augmented Corpse Reviver #2/20th Century variant.

Yields Drink
Year
2008
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
David Slope, PDT, NYC.
Source reference

http://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2011/11/paddington.html

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laerm commented on 1/01/2017:

Surprisingly delicate. A good brunch cocktail.

Breakfast of Champions (Breakfast Flip)

1 oz Guatemalan rum, Zacapa
1⁄2 Whole egg
1⁄2 Banana
1⁄4 oz Sugar
1 oz Milk
1⁄2 oz Cream
1 t Bitters, Angostura
1 pn Nutmeg (hefty)
Instructions

Blend everything, including nutmeg, with two or three cubes of ice until smooth. Garnish with more nutmeg. Eat.

Notes

Best batched, and consumed, two at a time. Rum can be omitted by those who break their fast in a less spirituous fashion.

Yields Drink
Year
2012
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Rafa García Febles, NYC.
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Bourbon Beguine

2 oz Bourbon
1⁄2 oz Pineapple juice
1⁄2 oz Lemon juice
2 ds Bitters, Bitter Truth Jerry Thomas’ Own Decanter
1 ds Bitters, Angostura
2 oz Ginger beer, Fever Tree
Instructions

Shake (gently) all but ginger beer with ice and strain into an old fashioned. Add a couple of ice cubes and top with ginger beer. Lemon twist.

Yields Drink
Year
2013
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Rowen, Fogged In Lounge
Source reference

http://foggedinlounge.blogspot.com/2013/03/jitters-and-bitters.html

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Garcini Daiquiri

1 1⁄2 oz Demerara Rum, El Dorado White
3⁄4 oz Bianco Vermouth, Dolin
1 t Maraschino Liqueur, Luxardo
1⁄4 oz Lime juice
1⁄4 oz Pineapple juice
1 lf Pineapple
Instructions

Stir, strain, rock, pineapple leaf garnish.

Notes

White chocolate, vanilla, and tropical fruit from the rum meld beautifully with the vermouth. For a tarter cocktail, replace the pineapple with more lime or lemon. Easy-drinking but with a nice lingering complexity.

Yields Drink
Year
2013
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Rafa García Febles, NYC.
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3.5 stars
(11 ratings)
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  • Great drink - must make again. Used Babencourt rum
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Painmaker

1 oz Campari
1⁄2 oz Coconut vodka, Skyy
1⁄2 oz Orange liqueur, Clément Créole Shrubb
1⁄2 oz Pineapple juice
1 oz Lime juice
Instructions

Shake, strain, lowball, rocks

Notes

Substitute coconut milk or cream for flavored vodka and adjust acid balance if desired

History

Created for Mixology Monday LXXI, March 18, 2013: From Crass to Craft. The challenge was to create a cocktail worth of a craft bar that uses an ingredient held in low esteem.

Painmaker
©2013 Kindred Cocktail
Yields Drink
Year
2013
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Dan Chadwick, Kindred Cocktails
Source reference

http://shakestrainandsip.blogspot.com/2013/03/mxmo-lxxi-from-crass-to-c…

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3.5 stars
(3 ratings)
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  • A nice tropical Campari drink, similar in concept to the Bitter Mai Tai — ★★★★
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In Spades

2 oz Bourbon, Old Weller Antique 107
1⁄2 oz Salers Gentiane
1⁄4 oz Aveze
1⁄4 oz Galliano
Instructions

Stir, strain, rock, orange twist.

Yields Drink
Year
2012
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Pouring Ribbons, NYC.
Source reference

http://forums.egullet.org/topic/137005-galliano-cocktails-that-dont-suc…

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  • Great combination of flavors, complex, Old Fashioned-like, bitter and herbal, but with a candy top note from the Galliano. Gets insipid with too much dilution
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Jet Pilot

1 oz Jamaican rum (dark)
3⁄4 oz Puerto Rican Rum (gold)
3⁄4 oz Demerara Rum, Lemon Hart 151
1⁄2 oz Lime juice
1⁄2 oz Grapefruit juice
1⁄2 oz Cinnamon syrup
1⁄2 oz Falernum
1 ds Bitters, Angostura
6 dr Herbal liqueur, Pernod
4 oz Ice
Instructions

Blend at high speed for no more than 5 seconds. Pour un-strained into an old-fashioned glass.

Yields Drink
Year
ca. 1958
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Steve Crane's Luau Restaurant, Beverly Hills, CA.
Source reference

Beachbum Berry's Sippin' Safari, p. 130

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Pen Pal

1 1⁄2 oz Rye
3⁄4 oz Dry vermouth
3⁄4 oz Aperol
1 twst Orange peel (as garnish)
Instructions

Stir, strain, up, garnish with orange twist

Yields Drink
Year
2013
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Gal Karni, Barmini, Washington, D.C.
Source reference

https://punchdrink.com/recipes/pen-pal/

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3.5 stars
(20 ratings)
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  • One of my favorite Negroni variations. From barmini in DC
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MOJO1229 commented on 12/02/2016:

<br />A combined rating of 4.5 by three people, but no comments. I wondered why, and that made me decide to try "Pen Pal." I must admit that I was somewhat hesitant because I'm not a big fan of dry vermouth. But, what the hell, I'm using Dolin dry vermouth and Wild Turkey rye (both topshelf), along with my ol' standby, Aperol.

Putting the drink together was easy and quick and when I took that first sip, I was pleasantly surprised at how balanced the drink tasted--how pleasantly the Aperol held the dry vermouth in check, and how adeptly the dry vermouth still allowed just the right amount of Aperol's sweetness to come through. And, yes, there was the rye in the background, but not too far back. A very pleasant drink that I would drink again. I rated this drink at a 4.0. But I'm still wondering--why the high ratings but no comments.

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