Denim Blue Sour

2 oz Gin, Hendrick's
1⁄2 oz Elderflower liqueur, St. Germain
1⁄2 oz Crème de Violette
1⁄4 oz Simple syrup (1:1)
1⁄8 oz Lemon juice
1⁄8 oz Lime juice
Instructions

Build in a highball full of ice. Top with soda. Stir to mix. Garnish with a long lemon twist or lime wheel.

Notes

Or just use a half ounce of sour mix. Also tasty with Plymouth or even Tanqueray.

History

Riffing on the Stormy Morning, in the nature of the creation of the Negroni.

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Creator
JT Thomas
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  • Agree on doubling the lemon/lime. I made this up in a chilled coupe (more like an Aviation) without the soda water, though I'm sure that version makes a nice sipper. — ★★★★
  • Very floral with so much Yvette & St Germain
  • Probably my second favorite summer drink after Tom Collins.
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Zachary Pearson commented on 4/20/2013:

Curated this - changed 1/2 oz Sour Mix to 1/4 oz simple, 1/8 oz each lemon and lime juice.

tophat665 commented on 6/12/2013:

Spot on for how I make my sour mix.

Judge Smail's Highball

3 oz Tequila
1 oz Aperol
1⁄2 oz Lime juice
4 ds Grapefruit bitters
5 oz Grapefruit soda, Fresca
Instructions

Fill a pint glass with ice, add the ingredients, stir and add the spent lime shell.

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Year
2013
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
El Jefe
Source reference

Watching 'Caddyshack' and when the Judge asked Danny if he wanted a Fresca, well...

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3.5 stars
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  • Great upgrade to a regular Paloma.
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Donga Punch

1 1⁄2 oz Martinique Rum (aged)
1 oz Grapefruit juice (white)
3⁄4 oz Lime juice
1⁄2 oz Cinnamon syrup
Instructions

Shake, pour unstrained into a tall glass, top with more crushed ice.

Notes

The combination of two parts white grapefruit juice to one part cinnamon syrup is known as Don's Mix.

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Year
1937
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Don The Beachcomber
Source reference

Beachbum Berry's Sippin' Safari by Jeff Berry, p. 35.

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Pangolindo commented on 12/27/2022:

Easy to batch and to make. I do not perceive grapefruit nor cinnamon in taste. But overall taste was very nice and balanced. If you are using cinnamon powder, make sure to simmer just a bit otherwise you gonna have a cinnamon slime, not a syrup, and impossible to filter. Better use sticks...

The Doe's Path

1 oz Rye, Dad's Hat
1 oz Dry vermouth, Vya
3⁄4 oz Cynar
1⁄4 oz Bénédictine
1 spg Rosemary (as garnish)
Instructions

Stir, strain, coupe, garnish. Roll the sprig between your fingers to wake it up.

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Year
2012
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
muse of doom, feu-de-vie
Source reference

http://feu-de-vie.blogspot.com/2012/09/the-does-path.html#.UXBR5rXztdg

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  • Boozy with my Rittenhouse. The Cynar's caramel flavors are nice with the rosemary aroma, and its bitter finish is surprisingly tamed. — ★★★★
  • Delicious. Made with ri(1) and Vya.
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jaba commented on 6/19/2014:

Outstanding. Used WT101 rye and Dolin dry.

Cara A commented on 10/12/2023:

Great autumn drink 🍁 On my regular rotation.

Pearl Diver

1 1⁄2 oz Gold rum (Puerto Rican/Cuban style)
1⁄2 oz Demerara Rum, Lemon Hart
1⁄2 oz Lime juice
1⁄2 oz Orange juice
1⁄4 oz Honey
1⁄4 oz Butter (See note)
1 ds Cinnamon syrup (1/4 teaspoon)
1 ds Donn's Spices #2
1 ds Bitters, Angostura
4 oz Crushed ice
Instructions

Blend at high speed for 20 seconds, strain through wire-mesh strainer into a tall glass, top with more ice.

Notes

The combination of butter, honey, pimento dram, vanilla syrup, and cinnamon syrup is known as Don's Gardenia Mix or Pearl Diver mix. It is best batched as follows: 1 oz butter 1 oz honey 1 t cinnamon syrup and 1/2 t each of allspice and vanilla. Combine and cream in a sauce pan. For more information, see here: http://www.kaiserpenguin.com/mxmo-orange-pearl-divers-punch/ (note that the Punch is a separate recipe from the standard Pearl Diver).

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Year
1950s
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Don the Beachcomber
Source reference

Jeff Berry, Sippin' Safari, 2007.

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Shark

1 1⁄2 oz Nicaraguan Rum, Flor de Caña Extra Dry (brown butter-washed)
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
1⁄2 oz Jamaican rum, Wray & Nephew Overproof
1⁄2 oz Pineapple juice
1⁄4 oz Hazelnut liqueur, Frangelico
1⁄4 oz Blue Curaçao, Senior Curaçao
1⁄4 oz Cane syrup
1⁄4 oz Heavy cream
1⁄4 T Bitters, Bittermens 'Elemakule Tiki
Instructions

Shake with ice and strain into a chilled rocks glass filled with pebble ice.
Garnish with a lemon wheel and an umbrella.

The Shark at PDT.
Yields Drink
Year
2012
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
John de Bary, PDT, NYC.
Source reference

http://www.shakestir.com/features/id/10/kind-of-blue

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Jaguar Shark

1 1⁄2 oz Nicaraguan Rum, Flor de Caña Extra Dry (brown butter-washed)
1⁄2 oz Cachaça
3⁄4 oz Coconut liqueur, Kalani
1⁄2 oz Orange Curaçao
1⁄2 oz Lemon juice
1⁄2 oz Lime juice
1⁄2 oz Orange juice
8 Boba (tapioca pearls)
4 oz Crushed ice
Instructions

Pulse blend all but boba for 5 seconds; pour un-strained into a tall glass with boba. Garnish with a paper umbrella through a lemon wheel. Serve with a wide straw.

Notes

If aged cachaca cannot be found, unaged cachaca, aged rhum agricole, or Wray & Nephew can be substituted for it; you want something funky but complex. The final drink should resemble the spotted coat of a jaguar (or more closely, a leopard).

History

Descending from PDT's Shark cocktail. Named in tribute to Mr. Steve Zissou.

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Year
2013
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Rafa García Febles, NYC.
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Cubo-Amaro Mule

1 1⁄2 oz Cynar
1 1⁄2 oz Averna
4 dr Bolivar Bitters, Bittercube
5 oz Ginger beer, Gosling's
Instructions

Add Cynar and Amaro to an ice filled tall glass (~16oz). Top with ginger beer, gently stir, and garnish with bitters

Notes

This drink has a wonderful tartness and herbal bitterness that play nicely with the spice and sweet attributed to ginger beers.

History

I had a similar cocktail for the first time at RPM Chicago and loved the really bright flavor profile their Milano Mule had. As an aficionado of Gin based mules I was excited to see a variation that had a real original twist. I wanted to improve the profile of the drink a little bit, and I'm very happy with the results

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Year
2013
Authenticity
Altered recipe
Creator
Jason Westplate, RPM Chicago
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John Collins

2 oz Genever
1⁄2 Lemon (About 3/4 oz of juice)
1⁄4 oz Simple syrup (or powdered sugar)
4 oz Soda water
Instructions

Shake all but soda water, strain over ice in a Collins, top with soda. Alternately, build in glass and give a quick stir.

Notes

A couple dashes of bitters can be a nice addition to this drink. A barspoon of Maraschino is an Improvement.

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Year
1830s
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Source reference

http://savoystomp.com/2011/05/23/john-collins/

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  • Use powdered sugar
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Sabai Sabai

1 1⁄2 oz Mekhong
1 1⁄2 oz Lemon juice
3⁄4 oz Simple syrup
1 pn Thai Basil
1 spl Club soda
1 spg Thai Basil (as garnish)
Instructions

Shake, strain over ice, top with soda, garnish with Thai basil sprig.

Notes

Also known as the Thai Welcome Drink.

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Source reference

http://totalbeverage.net/mixology-monday-sabai-sabai-thai-welcome-drink

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