Los Altos Negros

2 oz Blanco tequila
1⁄2 oz Amaro Abano, Luxardo
1⁄2 oz Zucca
1⁄2 oz Aperol
2⁄3 oz Lime juice
Instructions

Shake, strain, rocks or up. Optional salt rim

Notes

I haven't tried the salt rim yet, but I think it's a good idea.

History

Los Altos (the highlands) is a tequila-producing region of Mexico. Modeled after the Black Manhattan, which substitutes an amaro for a modifier.

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2012
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Dan Chadwick, Kindred Cocktails
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  • Zucca is a bit off, but eliminating it made it too bright. Replace with a different dark bitter - Averna or Balzam?
  • I would use full 1 oz of lime next time. amaros end up a bit muddled - might experiment with using abano and aperol with rhubarb bitters in place of the Rabarbaro. Or orange bitters in place of aperol.
  • Made it with amaro lucano — ★★★★
  • The pepper from the Abano and the spice from the Zucca complements the tequila. The Aperol adds the missing orange notes. — ★★★★★
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Grounds for Separation

2 oz Bourbon
1⁄2 oz Aperol
1⁄2 oz Averna
1⁄2 oz Sweet vermouth, Carpano Punt e Mes
1 ds Bitters, Angostura
Instructions

Build all ingredients in a mixing glass; stir with ice and strain into a cocktail glass or coupe. No garnish.

Notes

This is a take on the Grounds for Divorce; it is slightly less bitter.

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  • A bit too boozy — ★★★
  • Good with Punt e Mes and sweet vermouth.
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Spanish Harlem (bourbon)

3 oz Bourbon, Maker's Mark
3 ds Bitters, Angostura
1 oz Pedro Ximénez Sherry
1⁄4 oz Cherry juice (Juice from jar of maraschino cherries)
1 Maraschino cherry (Never 2 maraschino cherries)
Instructions

Fill cocktail shaker with ice. Add bourbon, then bitters, sherry and cherry juice. Stir vigorously. Strain into martini glass and garnish.

Corrido Tequila has a cocktail with the same name that has a tequila base.

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2007
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Lucy of Gramercy in NYC
Source reference

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/28/dining/281prex.html?ref=dining&_r=0

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  • Variation with St. Germain instead of Sherry
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Henry "Box" Brown

2 oz Demerara Rum, El Dorado 15
3 oz Grape juice (Fresh Squeezed Red)
Instructions

Shake, strain, rocks.

Notes

Only use fresh-squeezed juice. Use a juicer or muddle grapes - one drink is about 15 grapes.

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http://projects.washingtonpost.com/recipes/2012/10/24/henry-box-brown/

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Possibly my favorite cocktail. A well-aged rum is essential; others work, Appleton Estate 12, there's an El Dorado 12 I've found that works well too. Last time I was at Hop Sing I think they were using a Gosling Family reserve.

Finding nice grapes and juicing them is the only real reason I don't make this all the time.

Aromatic Smash

1 2⁄3 oz Light rum, Bacardi
1 oz Grapefruit juice
2⁄3 oz Lemon juice
2⁄3 oz Simple syrup (Thyme infused)
2 t Elderflower liqueur, St. Germain
4 lf Thyme
1 sli Ginger
Instructions

Muddle a few leaves of fresh thyme and a roughly chopped up slice of ginger in a glass, add all other ingredients and shake over ice.

Double strain into a chilled coupe and garnish with some fresh thyme leaves.

Notes

Make the thyme infused simple syrup by mixing up a batch of 1:1 sugar:water at room temperature with five or six large sprigs of thyme in the mixture (fresher the better). After a few hours the sugar and water will have combined (without the need to heat it) and become infused with the flavour of the thyme. Remove stems and any leaves that have broken off, bottle and refrigerate.

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http://www.monocle.com/specials/cocktails/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YaONt5yXqXU

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An Icy Wasatch Rohde

2 oz Blanco tequila
3⁄4 oz Crème de mure
1⁄4 oz Campari
1⁄2 oz Lemon juice
1⁄2 oz Lime juice
Instructions

Shake and strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

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  • Made a hybrid of this drink + the Sea of Cortez (subbed Cassis de Bourgogne for Mure), added 3 ds rhubarb bitters, 2 ds Bittermens tiki bitters, 5 drops Bittermens Habanero Hellfire shrub. Very good.
  • Reminds me a bit of the Teresa.
  • weird name; highly rated
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Tucker commented on 4/19/2015:

Very enjoyable sitting outside this evening. Would be curious about the background of the name. 

Golden Delicious

2⁄3 oz Rum (Brand immaterial but silver isn't)
2⁄3 oz Ginger Wine, Stone's Original Green
2 t Xtabentun
6 ds Bitters, Angostura
Instructions

Shake lightly on ice, strain in small glass of choice.

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The FVD

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1 oz Sweet vermouth
1⁄2 oz Orange liqueur, Grand Marnier
2 ds Bitters, Angostura
Instructions

Stir and strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

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  • I usually like Stew's creations...but this one misses for me. Feels like it's missing something. Apologies for not leaving more helpful feedback.
  • Used rye -- Excellent, this may be my new winter drink.
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Sounds great! You do mean 2 dashes of bitters, not 2 oz, correct?

Whoa! Sure do, thanks. This one is particularly delicious, yeah.

Jasper

1 1⁄2 oz Rye, Bulleit
1⁄2 oz Ginger liqueur, Domaine de Canton
1⁄4 oz Licor 43
1⁄2 oz Triple sec, Cointreau
1⁄2 oz Lemon juice
2 oz Tangerine juice
Instructions

Ice, Shake, Strain, Coupe

Notes

Orange, vanilla and ginger

History

So many asian dishes combine orange and ginger. Vanilla seemed a natural enhancement

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  • One thing I'd recommend doing: a dash of Peychaud's. One variation I'd recommend: swap the Canton for aquavit or kümmel.
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laerm commented on 1/07/2018:

One thing I'd recommend doing: a dash of Peychaud's. One variation I'd recommend: swap the Canton for aquavit or kümmel.

Great Scott

1 oz Bourbon
1 oz Calvados (Pays d'Auge)
1⁄2 oz Sweet vermouth, Cocchi
1⁄2 oz Sweet vermouth, Carpano Punt e Mes
2 ds Bitters, Fee Brothers Whiskey Barrel Aged
Instructions

Stir and strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

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  • Good, but I might play around with the vermouth a bit -- perhaps swapping out the Cocchi for Carpano Antica.
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Excellent. I also did this with rye instead of bourbon, on the rocks, finished with 3 drops of lemon juice. In a smaller shot format, would you call this Great Shott?

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