Can-Can Martini

2 oz Gin
1 oz Elderflower liqueur, St. Germain
1⁄2 oz Dry vermouth
1 twst Lemon peel (or orange, as garnish)
Instructions

Shake all ingredients with ice and fine strain into a chilled Martini glass. Garnish with lemon or orange twist.

Notes

A fragrant, easy to love variation on the classic martini! The bracing, dry flavors of gin and the sweet, floral-fruity flavors of elderflower liqueur balance each other beautifully. Play with the proportions of St. Germain and dry vermouth according to personal preference. I like a good dose of vermouth, but some may prefer to substitute a dry white wine.

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http://www.stgermain.fr/cocktails.php?p=2&r=CanCanMartini

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  • A sweet floral martini, very tasty and not harsh. The lemon twist and the elderberry play nice together, but it might have just a bit too much St. Germain. Consider reducing the St. Germain to see what it tastes like.
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BRRR!

2 oz Genever, Bols
1⁄2 oz Byrrh
1⁄2 oz Elderflower liqueur, St. Germain
1⁄2 oz Lemon juice
1 bsp Maraschino Liqueur, Luxardo
1 twst Lemon peel
Instructions

Mix all liquid ingredients in a shaker with ice. Strain into a very cold coupe over ice. Garnish with lemon twist (and/or) maraschino cherry

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2013
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Ron Rovner
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Deeth Starr

1 oz Pisco
1 oz Strega
1 oz Cynar
2 ds Grapefruit bitters
Instructions

Stir and strain.

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  • Great, interesting, easy drink! Funky with a light sweetness.
  • Unique bitter herbal balance, but a bit too sweet for me. I added 3/4 oz. squeezed pink grapefruit and that worked well for me.
  • Challenging! Brilliant! Maybe a little sweet.
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This is a very good unusual combination, just like aquavit/campari/maraschino/peychauds.

dRYe Martini

1 1⁄2 oz Gin, St. George Dry Rye
1 1⁄2 oz Bianco Vermouth, Dolin
2 ds Orange bitters, Angostura Orange
1 ds Bitters, Angostura
1 twst Orange peel
Instructions

Stir. Serve up. Garnish. Smile.

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Ash Wednesday

2 oz Gin
3⁄4 oz Heavy cream
3⁄4 oz Honey syrup (2:1)
3 Blackberry
Instructions

Muddle blackberries in gin. Add honey and cream, shake, and serve up. Garnish with grated nutmeg or drops of Angostura bitters.

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http://www.the-mason-jar.com/cocktails/gin/ash-wednesday.html

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  • Completely decadent! Use super fresh blackberries for more taste. I'd personally skip double straining because I like the texture.
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Archangel

2 1⁄4 oz Gin
3⁄4 oz Aperol
2 sli Cucumber
1 twst Lemon peel (as garnish)
Instructions

Muddle cucumber, gin, and Aperol in mixing glass. Stir and strain. Lemon twist garnish.

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Michael McIlroy and Richard Boccato, Milk & Honey
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PDT Cocktail book. Recipe reproduced here: http://umamimart.com/2012/08/the-pdt-project-archangel/

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Tried this yesterday at moonshiner cocktail bar in Paris,  France: Very Nice ! With Dry Overproof gin, subtle cucumber.  Gin matters a lot !

Bitter Roots

1 oz Cynar
3⁄4 oz Jamaican rum
3⁄4 oz Madeira, Broadbent Rainwater Medium Dry
1 t Honey syrup (3:1)
1 ds Bitters, Angostura
1 oz Pale Ale (Preferably a hoppy I.P.A.)
Instructions

Combine all ingredients, except beer, and stir with ice cubes. Strain into a rocks glass and fill with fresh ice. Top with beer, stir gently and garnish with fresh artichoke leaf (optional).

Notes

A hoppy IPA meets its spirited match in this beer cocktail with herbal Cynar, rich Jamaican rum and fruity Madeira.

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Robin Wood

2 oz Scotch, Auchentoshan 12
1⁄2 oz Madeira
1⁄2 oz Aperol
1 t Orange liqueur, Grand Marnier
3 dr Orange bitters
Instructions

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

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Humberto Marques
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http://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2009/10/robin-wood.html

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Napoleon

2 oz Gin
2 ds Aromatized wine, Dubonnet
2 ds Curaçao
2 ds Fernet Branca
1 twst Lemon peel (Garnish)
Instructions

Stir with ice and strain into chilled coupe. Garnish with lemon peel.

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Lucius Beebe's Stork Club Bar Book (1946)

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  • Barely a cocktail in the sense of Pink Gin. If you use good gin, and if you like gin, this one is great.
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For gin lovers, the Napoleon is a complex and boozy drink worth making. But it's not an easy drink to make because it's difficult to measure 2 dashes. For the Fernet Branca (FB) I rinsed the Old Fashioned glass but left a very small puddle in the glass. For the others, I poured a VERY small amount in the cap and then to the mixing glass. Next time I will use a dropper for consistency and ease of adjusting the amount. But the FB dash should be less because it can easily overwhelm other ingredients. Because it is difficult to precisely measure two dashes, the resulting taste is likely to vary from batch to batch. Sometimes a diamond, sometimes a stone. Good luck!
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Perfect Thyming

1 1⁄2 oz Gin (Mischief)
1 oz Lemon Balm Liqueur, BroVo
1⁄4 oz Campari
1⁄2 oz Simple syrup
3 spg Thyme
Instructions

Muddle 2 sprigs of Thyme in bottom of mixing glass with SImple Syrup. Add remaing liquid ingredients, add ice, and stir. Double strain into chilled cocktail glass.

Garnish with Thyme sprig.

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famico commented on 6/24/2013:

Didn't have the lemon liqueur, so I tried it like this:

1.5oz Citadelle gin (very lemony gin!)
0.5oz cointreau (well, it's a citrus liqueur)
0.5oz Campari
0.5oz lemon juice
0.25oz simple syrup
thyme

I realise it's now a jasmine with different proportions and thyme added, but it's still nice. Thanks for the inspiration!

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