Herbal Sour

1 oz Rye
2 spg Tarragon
2 spg Basil
2 spg Mint
1 oz Simple syrup (Earl Gray Infused)
1 oz Lemon juice
1 Maraschino cherry
Instructions

In saucepan, heat simple syrup with earl gray and herb sprigs over low heat. Crush leaves with a muddler as you stir. Filter. Put syrup in mixing glass and add fresh lemon juice, rye, and ice. Shake for 15 seconds. Pour into cocktail glass. Garnish with cherry and lemon slice.

Notes

May substitute Bourbon

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Source reference

Wine Spectator

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  • 1.5 oz bourbon .75 oz. lemon and simple
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I increased the whiskey to 1.5 oz. , decreased the lemon juice and herbal simple syrup to .75 oz. each.

Aster Family Flip

1 1⁄2 oz Cynar
1 oz Lemon juice
1⁄2 oz Orgeat (bg reynolds)
1 Whole egg (*)
4 dr Bitters
Instructions

Shake once without ice and once with. Strain into a cocktail glass and garnish with drops of Angostura Bitters.

Notes

(*) Note that the original, the Aster Family Sour, calls only for egg white.

History

Flip version of the Aster Family Sour. (The sour is by Rob Roy's Zane Harris from Food & Wine: Cocktails 2011.)

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Year
2012
Authenticity
Altered recipe
Creator
Frederic Yarm
Source reference

https://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2012/04/aster-family-flip.html

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Thanks for the clarification. I have curated to list you as the creator with your blog link for the reference. I have added the note about the original recipe that was the inspiration. Since this is a single ingredient variation of an existing recipe, I am listing it as an "altered recipe", although since it has its own name, I could have listed it as "authentic"...it is both.

Brown Mountain Lights

1 oz Bourbon, Maker's Mark
1⁄2 oz Pear liqueur, Marie Brizard
1 oz Lemon juice
1 oz Egg white
3⁄4 oz Maple syrup
2 ds Bitters, Fee Brothers Old Fashion
Instructions

Dry shake, chill & strain into chilled coupe. Garnish with nutmeg & cinnamon.

Brown Mountain Lights
2012, The Main Street Pizza Co
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2012
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Laura Cloer, The Main Street Pizza Co., Johnson City, Tennessee
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A Confederacy of Dunces

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1 oz Apple cider
1 oz Ginger beer
1 oz Maple syrup
1⁄4 oz Lemon juice
1 bsp Allspice Dram
1 ds Cinnamon
1 ds Nutmeg
Instructions

Build, stir & pour over crushed ice in a highball glass. Garnish with wide orange twist.
(May be heated and served in a pouse cafe.)

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1⁄2 oz Lime juice
3⁄4 oz Honey syrup
Instructions

Shake and double-strain into chilled martini glass. No garnish.

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Instructions

Shake and double strain into chilled martini glass. Garnish with lemon wheel.

The Last Gentleman
©2012, The Main Street Pizza Co
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2012
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I expected this to be a bit sweet, and it was.  It wasn't bad tasting, and if you like sweeter drinks, this is great. I'd reco some bitters though.

Letoslav

2 oz Becherovka
1 oz Simple syrup (1:1 water:sugar)
1 oz Lemon juice
Instructions

Mix and shake. Serve on the rocks in a martini bowl or lowball glass. Twist of lemon.

Notes

Rich, redolent cocktail that, though highly accessible, hints at exotic depths of spice. (Lime juice also works very well.)

KC has made me aware of the Metamorphosis (served at the Eastern Standard in Boston), which uses honey syrup instead of the simple syrup used in this recipe. I've tried both (several different kinds of honey even), and this recipe is superior. The honey just muddies the complex spice profile of the Becherovka.

History

Something I whipped up to make use of the Becherovka my wife had in the freezer.

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2007
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Jonathan Powers, Montreal, QC, Canada
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  • Nice and simple - I added a bit to it using half lemon, half lime and homemade grenadine instead of simple syrup. Caribbean Christmas!
  • Way too sweet. Cut the simple to ¾ or even less.
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Rosarita

1 1⁄2 oz Tequila, Sauza Hornitos Reposado
1⁄2 oz Herbal liqueur, Yellow Chartreuse
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
1⁄4 oz Simple syrup
1 spg Rosemary
Instructions

Shake all ingredients with ice, serve in rocks glass including rosemary sprig as garnish

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2012
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Bar Toma, Chicago, IL
Source reference

visit to bar

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  • Sub Galliano for Yellow Chartruse
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Stringfellow's Lament

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1 t Islay Scotch, Laphroaig 10
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
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2 ds Bitters, Angostura
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Shake and strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

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Highland Games

1 1⁄2 oz Scotch, Oban
1 oz Sherry, Lustau Pedro Ximenez ("Murillo" Centenary)
1 oz Aromatized wine, Cocchi Americano
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
1 Egg white
1 pn Orange peel (dried, freshly ground, as garnish)
Instructions

Dry shake, shake, strain, coupe, sprinkle garnish

History

Finalist, 2010 Vinos de Jerez Cocktail Competition.

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2010
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
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laerm commented on 1/01/2015:

Well, the original recipe calls for Cocchi Americano instead of Lillet Blanc. I think the swap I'd prefer to make would be to a sweeter malt as this mostly has me thinking "grilled lemons."

Thanks for pointing this out. I curated the cocktail to improve the source reference and attribution, and better reflect the original ingredients. I adjusted the lemonn from 1/2 to 3/4 oz, since the recipe calls for a 1/2 lemon. I adjusted the Scotch from Highland Park 12 to the specified Oban 14. Sounds quite good.

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