Pendergast

1 1⁄2 oz Bourbon
3⁄4 oz Sweet vermouth
1⁄2 oz Bénédictine
2 ds Bitters, Angostura
1 twst Lemon peel (as garnish)
Instructions

Combine ingredients in a mixing glass and stir with ice cubes until chilled. Strain into a double rocks glass without ice, then garnish with a lemon twist.

Notes

A relative of the Manhattan (Bénédictine)

History

Tom Pendergast, the 1920s and 1930s Kansas City political boss, may have gone down for corruption but this no-nonsense cocktail is clean as a whistle. Developed by Kansas City bartender Ryan Maybee, it’s become a contemporary classic in the city, showing up on cocktail menus all over town.

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http://imbibemagazine.com/Pendergast-Recipe

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  • Used Cocchi Rosa for sweet Vermouth, and Jim Beam black label Bourbon. Subtle but tasty.
  • This looks similar to the Ragged Company Cocktail.
  • Made with Punt e Mes, the bitterness of which worked nicely with the earthy sweetness of the Benedictine.
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noksagt commented on 5/30/2019:

I'm Just Here for the Drinks includes the Pendergast #2, also from Maybee, which reduces the whiskey and uses orange bitters:

3-4 dashes orange bitters

0.5 oz Bénédictine

0.75 oz sweet vermouth

0.5 oz J Rieger's Kansas City Whiskey (which has a small amount of sherry added in the finished product)

Fantastic variation.

Craig E commented on 5/30/2019:

^Was that last measure supposed to be 1.5?

noksagt commented on 5/31/2019:

It is printed in the book as ".5 oz" and this is how I prepared it. I also wondered whether this was a misprint, but don't know how we'd check.

Mano Negra

1 1⁄2 oz Virgin Islands Rum, Cruzan Blackstrap
1 oz Lemon juice
1⁄2 oz Falernum (dark)
1⁄4 oz Passion fruit syrup, B.G. Reynolds
1 ds Aphrodite bitters, Dr Adam Elmegirab’s Aphrodite Bitters
4 dr Jamaican #1 bitters, Bittercube
Instructions

Shake til frosted with plenty of fresh ice, then dump unstrained into a chilled rocks glass. Optionally, express and discard a lemon peel. Add two or three more drops of Jamaican #1 bitters for aromatics.

Notes

A dark and spicy sour with glints of tropical fruit, balanced to a little shy of Tiki sweetness. For a stronger, drier, less molasses-intensive drink, substitute half (or more) of the Black Strap with Lemon Hart 151.

Falernum syrup: make Rick from Kaiser Penguin's rich falernum (here: http://www.kaiserpenguin.com/remixed-astro-aku-aku/ ), but add 1T of medium-roast coffee beans and .5T of pecans and toast them with the other spices. Any homemade should be a fine substitution, as should commercial syrups (e.g. B. G. Reynolds). If using Velvet Falernum, substitute half with allspice dram.

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Zachary Pearson commented on 3/01/2013:

Curated this slightly - to avoid crazy line breaks, I moved the notes on the Falernum and bitters to the notes section.

DrunkLab commented on 4/02/2013:

I'm thinking this would be interesting with Becherovka in place of the falernum.

Aye, Mon

1 oz Dark rum, Myers's Dark
1⁄2 oz Scotch, Johnnie Walker (double black)
1 oz Sweet vermouth, Carpano Punt e Mes
1⁄2 oz Campari
1 ds Orange bitters, Regans' orange bitters
Instructions

Stir with ice, strain into a rocks glass with a large ice cube

Notes

Inspired by the Departed and the Knuckleduster.

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  • Waiting to try
  • Very bitter!
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Fallen Angel

1 1⁄2 oz Blanco tequila
1⁄2 oz Campari
1⁄2 oz Elderflower liqueur, St. Germain
3⁄4 oz Grapefruit juice
1⁄4 oz Agave syrup
2 ds Bitters, Scrappy's Lime
1 ds Bitters, Scrappy's Lavender
Instructions

Shake, strain, chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with an edible flower

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  • nice campari finish, elderflower present but not overpowering — ★★★★★
  • Reduced Campari to 1/4 oz. and the Campari still comes through.
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SSteve commented on 7/16/2019:

It was just fine with reposado tequila. I didn’t have lime or lavender bitters so I substituted peach and plum bitters.

A Clockwork Orange

2 oz Bourbon, Bulleit
3⁄4 oz Cynar
3⁄4 oz Aperol
5 dr Orange flower water (anything BUT Fee's Bros.)
Instructions

Stir. Strain into chilled coupe. small orange zest.

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  • It finishes bitter because of the Cynar, but I wouldn't call it harsh. Used Four Roses Small Batch. — ★★★★
  • Good
  • Note to self: 5 dr = bit less than a dash. 4.5.
  • One of the more interesting variants in the crowded whiskey & sweet orange category. Maybe a touch harsh on the backend (depending on bourbon I suppose).
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olbenken commented on 10/27/2016:

Seriously  my favorite cocktail to introduce guests to amaros and floral elements. perfectly balanced. excellent mouth feel. killer nose. i like it with a big rock and a long tightly curled thin orange twist.  

The Departed

1 oz Campari
1 oz Rum, El Dorado 12
3⁄4 oz Averna
1⁄2 oz Mezcal, Del Maguey (a very smoky Mezcal works best, I use emmascarado 45.)
1 twst Orange peel
2 ds Peychaud's Bitters
Instructions

Stir. strain into double old fashioned over 1 large cube. zest orange swath.

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  • Made with nonino. squeeze/wedje of orange
  • Kind of bitter and complex - good with an orange squeeze - first sip was strong but liked it a lot
  • Sweet, bitter and smoky! I gave it a little squeeze of orange - even better!
  • Ron zacapa or el dorado 8/12 Bozal mezcal — ★★★★★
  • This is absolutely one of my all-time favorites on KC. I've made it at least 20 times now. Always a home run. Perfect if — like me — you're a rum fan but also gravitate toward the bitter.
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  • Strong rum notes. Very interesting and different. Maybe more orange zest could be good.
  • Made with Pyrat XO and Vida. A kind of tobacco-ey Negroni. Grew on me, as happens with mezcal.
  • Play with the rum. Tried Appleton.
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bkemp1984 commented on 1/09/2015:

Love it. Used Santa Teresa for the rum and Ramazzotti for amaro. Just what I had on hand. And that's saying something because I'm not a huge Campari fan. For my girlfriend I call this drink "Love to hate or hate to love?" because she loves Campari and amari in general but despises mezcal more than any other alcohol.

MOJO1229 commented on 8/12/2016:

Like many drinkers, I'm not terribly fond of heavily peated drinks, but "The Departed," I found to be within my level of tolerance for peated drinks. As a result, this drink more than tolerable, but actually enjoyable. The Campari was able to assert itself over the Mezcal, and the El Dorado 15 (which I used), provided some appreciable sweetness, and the orange zest gave a nice, contrasting flavor to the drink (in hindsight, I wish I had added more orange zest than I did).

Overall, I found this drink to have many flavors that worked together to provide the drinker with a memorable drink, which I rated at 4.0. In short, "The Departed" should have a long life, and give a lot of pleasure to those who enjoy a better than average drink.

Dan commented on 10/14/2016:

Substituted wildly: Contralto Bitter, Pyrat XO, Foro amaro, Vida, Peychaud's and a dash of Regans' Orange. Interesting patten. Needs more experimentation.

Round two, as written, but with El Dorado 15. Very nice, but dramatically improved with 1/2 oz dry vermouth. I used Dolin.

Moonshine Manhattan

2 oz White whiskey (2Bar Spirits)
1⁄2 oz Dry vermouth, Dolin
2 ds Bitters, Bittermens Xocolatl Mole
1 ds Bitters, Angostura
1 bsp Gomme syrup
Instructions

Stir ingredients until well chilled, serve in chilled cocktail glass with lemon twist.

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The Showgirl

2 oz Bourbon, Eagle Rare
1 oz Ramazzotti
3 ds Bitters, Fee Brothers Rhubarb
Instructions

Stir all ingredients until chilled, pour in chilled cocktail glass and express oil of lemon twist into cocktail and drop twist in drink.

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KurtB commented on 8/05/2022:

Maybe my favorite cocktail I discovered on this site. Love this!!

yarm commented on 10/23/2022:

Same concept as the Black Scottish Cyclops minus what Laphroaig brings to the table.

Shawn C commented on 8/07/2023:

Very tasty. The rhubarb bitters provide a combination of flavor and aroma that sets this simple recipe apart, augmenting the Ramazzotti.

Jhazmyne's Lullaby

1 1⁄2 oz Blanco tequila
1⁄2 oz Campari
1⁄2 oz Aperol
1⁄2 oz Lemon juice
4 dr Salt Solution
2 ds Orange bitters, Angostura
Instructions

Shake/strain/up/Orange or Grapefruit zest.

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  • might be nicer with club soda or with a champagne float — ★★★
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Midtown Moonlight

1 1⁄4 oz Gin, Uncle Val's Botanical
3⁄4 oz Pear liqueur, Marie Brizard
1⁄4 oz Lemon juice
1⁄4 oz Simple syrup
Instructions

Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker and strain into a chilled martini glass. Garnish with a cucumber slice.

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Zachary Pearson commented on 2/24/2013:

Curated this. Instead of a new ingredient which is half lemon juice and half simple, I changed this to 1/4 oz lemon juice and 1/4 oz simple. Primae facie, this seems awfully sweet to me - it's 1 oz of very sweet stuff and 1/4 oz lemon juice.

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