Martini Sour

2 oz Gin
1 oz Dry vermouth
1 oz Simple syrup (1:1)
1 pn Tartaric acid powder (1 g)
1 pn Wine tannin (scant, optional)
1 twst Lemon peel (or orange)
Instructions

Combine at room temperature, stirring to dissolve acid. Once dissolved, stir with ice and strain into a chilled coupe. Twist and discard an orange or lemon peel.

Notes

Liu: "What I did was increase the pH of the dry vermouth until it got to around the acidity of lemon or lime juice (2.3 ish pH) and then mixed a standard 4:2:1 Daiquiri ratio. I then added simple syrup until the drink tasted more 'neutral' as a result of mutual taste suppression."

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2013
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Creator
Kevin Liu, Craft Cocktails at Home. Inspired by Stephen Shellenberger, Pomodoro, Brookline, MA.
Source reference

Kevin Liu, Craft Cocktails at Home, 2013.

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Something Fruity, Not Too Strong

1 oz Sparkling white wine
1 oz Grenadine (see note)
1⁄2 oz Elderflower liqueur
1 oz Lemon juice
1 twst Lemon peel
Instructions

Shake without wine, strain into coupe, top with wine, twist and discard peel.

Notes

Kevin Liu's grenadine recipe for this drink: reduce pomegranate juice by half in microwave. Don't add any sugar.

History

Mattias Hagglund's response to Kevin Liu's wife's request for "something fruity" with "not too much alcohol," as recollected and named by Liu and printed in the "Drinks to Convert the Cocktail Novice" chapter of his book.

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Mattias Hagglund, Comfort, Richmond, VA.
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Kevin Liu's Craft Cocktails at Home, 2013.

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Frank Hinton

2 oz Rye
1⁄2 oz Sweet vermouth, Carpano Punt e Mes
1⁄2 oz Campari
1⁄4 oz Raspberry syrup
1⁄4 oz Passion fruit syrup
1 ds Bitters, Bittermens Xocolatl Mole
1 ds Peychaud's Bitters
1 twst Blood orange peel
Instructions

Stir, strain, rock, twist.

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Year
2013
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Creator
Rafa García Febles, NYC.
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The Brantley

1 oz Mezcal
1 oz Bourbon
1 t Pedro Ximénez Sherry
1 t Coffee (cold)
1 ds Bitters, Fee Brothers Old Fashion
1 ds Bitters, Angostura
1 rinse Herbal liqueur, Yellow Chartreuse
1 twst Lemon peel
Instructions

Stir, strain, rock, twist.

Notes

A Border Trilogy by way of the Sazerac, named for a South of the Border-by-Old South gentleman of my acquaintance.

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2013
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  • Didn't have fees bitters -bit smokey with coffee and mezcal. Maybe some more PX?
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DrunkLab commented on 3/30/2013:

Don't attempt this with blanco tequila: it's pretty gross. (Learned the hard way.)

Los Amorosos

2 oz Blanco tequila (strawberry-infused, see note)
1 oz Elderflower liqueur, St. Germain
3⁄4 oz Lime juice
2 ds Rhubarb bitters, Brooklyn Hemispherical Bitters Rhubarb
1 oz Sparkling rosé wine
Instructions

Shake all but sparkling wine, strain, serve up or on a rock, top with rosé.

Notes

The strawberry-infused tequila is called Tequila por mi amante, and is first cited in Charles H. Baker's Gentlemen's Companion. A recipe can be found here: bit.ly/dyEs1J Spanish speakers will note that "Tequila para mi amante" seems more likely to have been the original name than "por mi amante" ("for my lover," rather than "by my lover"), but it wouldn't be Baker if it weren't odd and confounding.

History

The original version of this drink called for half an ounce each of Lillet Rosé and rhubarb syrup instead of the St. Germain, a quarter ounce more lime, and no sparkling wine. I decided to update this drink to reflect what I think would be the more popular recipe and list the original here, rather than create two separate listings for very similar recipes.

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2012
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Creator
Rafa García Febles, NYC.
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Zachary Pearson commented on 3/30/2013:

So two quick things. Have you made this with both blanco (Baker) and reposado (Taggart) tequila? I'm going to change this to read Blanco tequila (strawberry infused) to simplify things.

DrunkLab commented on 3/30/2013:

I've only ever made TPMA with (cheap) blanco; I don't know how the smokiness from a reposado would complement the strawberry favor. It would probably work well with the rhubarb, though. Interesting idea. I might give it a shot this year when strawberry season rolls around, I'm almost out of my current batch. Calle 23 would probably work.

Down & Brown

2 oz Rye, Riverboat (can sub Rittenhouse)
3⁄4 oz Fernet Branca
1⁄2 oz Bénédictine
1⁄4 oz Maraschino Liqueur
Instructions

Stir with ice and strain into a rocks glass. Garnish with a flamed orange twist.

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Ryan McGrale, Tavern Road, Boston
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http://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2013/03/down-brown.html

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  • Less fernet
  • maybe would be better with a bit less fernet
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yarm commented on 6/05/2023:

Archibald’s Last Memory seems to be the NYC name of the drink. Ryan McGrale was at Julie Reiner's Flatiron in NYC before he returned to Boston to open up Tavern Road. The Archibald's Last Memory entry on Kindred Cocktails puts it being served by a bartender in 2010 at Flatiron but with no attribution to who created it. Ryan didn't seem like one to take credit for another's work and rename it.

Shawn C commented on 11/02/2023:

High proof (89 before dilution if using Rittenhouse, 84 with Riverboat Rye). I balked at the amount of Fernet Branca and instead went with a Chicago twist, subbing with Letherbee Fernet which shares some of the menthol/saffron/eucalyptus essence, but is more balanced with some baking spice notes. The result was good, but still had a lot of alcohol heat along with the peppery rye (I used Rittenhouse). It might be interesting to split the fernet, maybe 1/2 Letherbee and 1/4 Fernet Branca? Stick with a 90 proof rye or below to keep the alcohol heat in a slightly more reasonable range--although still quite potent.

Wilde Heart

1 1⁄2 oz Irish whiskey, Black Bush
3⁄4 oz CioCiaro
1⁄4 oz Cherry Liqueur, Cherry Heering
1 twst Orange peel (as garnish)
Instructions

Combine ingredients in a mixing glass and fill with ice. Stir until chilled. Strain into chilled cocktail glass and garnish with an orange peel.

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Year
2010
Authenticity
Unknown
Creator
Brandon Josie, 15 Romolo, San Francisco, CA
Source reference

Imbibe Magazine Sept/Oct. 2011; https://temperedspirits.com/2011/11/12/wilde-heart/

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Spaghetti Western, Bon Vivants

1 1⁄2 oz Bourbon
1⁄2 oz Campari
1 oz Lemon juice
1⁄2 oz Rich simple syrup 2:1
4 Sweet 100 cherry tomatoes
1 pn Salt
1 1⁄2 oz Beer, Tecate
Instructions

Muddle tomatoes, add everything else, except beer. shake. fines strain into a footed pilsner glass. Add beer and fresh ice to fill the glass. Garnish with lemon peel/tomatoe flag.

Notes

Can substitute bourbon with Rye whiskey or Reposado Tequila.

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2010
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Creator
Scott Baird & Josh Harris, 15 Romolo, San Francisco, CA
Source reference

Imbibe Magazine Sept/Oct. 2011

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Amazona

2 oz Cachaça, Sagatiba Velha
1 1⁄2 oz Coconut milk
3⁄4 oz Lime juice
3⁄4 oz Ginger syrup
2 ds Bitters, Angostura
Instructions

Shake hard and double strain into ice-filled collins. Garnish with lime wheel and grated nutmeg

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Scott Baird, 15 Romolo, San Francisco, CA
Source reference

The Tasting Panel Magazine, Jan. 2010

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Pan Am

1 oz Rum, Banks 5 Island
1⁄2 oz Aperol
1⁄2 oz Dry vermouth
1⁄2 oz Passion fruit syrup
1⁄2 oz Lime juice
1 ds Rhubarb bitters
1 wdg Lime (scored)
Instructions

Shake, strain, coupe, garnish with scored lime.

History

Inspired by a slide of a cocktail I've never tried and don't know the proportions to (see source reference), I took the Spiritual American and made it, uh, spirituous.

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2013
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Creator
Rafa García Febles, NYC.
Source reference

bit.ly/10b62Lh

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  • Like a passion fruit Hemingway Daq. Nicely tart. Experiment with different ratios; dry vermouth only shows up at the very end. Sweet sip, sour and lightly bitter swallow with a grapefruit accord. Peychaud's is nice too.
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