the Nevins

1 1⁄2 oz Bourbon
1⁄2 oz Orange juice
1⁄4 oz Apricot liqueur, Marie Brizard
1⁄4 oz Lemon juice
1 ds Bitters, Angostura
Instructions

Shake with ice. Strain into coupe. Sugar rim optional.

Notes

The Playboy recipe calls for 1/2 oz. Grapefruit juice.

History

First appeared in the pages of Playboy in 1953. Reappeared in 1971 in the Playboy's Host and Bar Book. 1977 appeared in Jones Complete Barguide by Stan Jones

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Year
1953
Authenticity
Unknown
Source reference

Ted Haigh, Imbibe Magazine March/April 2010

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  • used grapefruit instead of oj - try backing off grapefruit — ★★★★
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Christmas Eve

1 oz Rye, Wild Turkey
1 oz Ginseng Tea, Il Hwa Ginseng Extra
1⁄2 oz Drambuie
1 t Wild hibiscus syrup, The Wild Hibiscus Flower Company
Instructions

Shake on ice, strain in glass of choice. Garnish with Candied Hibiscus Flower (from the jar that is the source of the Hibiscus Syrup!).

Notes

I had considered the hibiscus flower/syrup but it was about $20 online and costly to be wrong. However, The Fresh Market has is locally for $5....and it wasn't an error. Well worth $5!

A dash of Angostura or other favorite bitters is an attractive option.

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Creator
J. 'Bar, One, Too', Virignia
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Christmas Cheer

1 1⁄2 oz Becherovka
1 1⁄2 oz Pomegranate Liqueur, Pama
10 dr Bitters, Brooklyn Hemispherical Bitters Black Mission Fig
1 spl Cherry syrup (Syrup from a jar of maraschino cherries)
Instructions

Shake w/ ice in a Boston mixer. Garnish with a maraschino cherry (or three).

Notes

This is a highly quaffable cocktail, with the herbals and aromatics in the Becherovka imparting a warm, luxuriant quality to the fruit flavors in the Pama and the cherries. Developed using homemade cocktail cherries, though store-bought maraschino should serve. Other bitters--especially Peychaud's, berry, and stone fruit bases--should give some interesting variations.

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Year
2012
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Jonathan Powers - Montreal, Quebec
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Rapscallion

2 1⁄4 oz Islay Scotch, Talisker
3⁄4 oz Pedro Ximénez Sherry, Lustau
1 rinse Absinthe, St. George
1 twst Lemon peel (expressed & discard)
Instructions

Stir, strain, straight up, chilled coupe, express & discard

Yields Drink
Year
2007
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Adeline Shepard & Craig Harper, Copenhagen
Source reference

PDT, p. 215

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From other users
  • Did 1.75 of Talisker and .5 of Laphroaig. Quite smokey - which I love. I think the Lemon really plays a significant role here, giving it just a hint of citrus. I'm curious if some bitters would bring something else out.
  • 2:1 na receita do cão. Uma variação com whisky vínico a 2, 1/4 de PX e um dash de luxardo. Rinse de Laphoaig e Pastis no mixing glass
  • Well balanced.
  • A worthy use of Talisker. Complex, smokey. Like a Manhattan for a more contemplative evening. The absinthe dissipates after a few sips. — ★★★★★
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J.S-g. commented on 3/19/2016:

Made with Laphroaig 10 year old and Delgado Zuleta's Monteagudo PX. Wonderful! 

Wabash Cannonball

2 oz Rum, Plantation Grand Reserve 5 year
1⁄2 oz Cherry Liqueur, Luxardo
1⁄2 oz Elderflower liqueur, St. Germain
1⁄2 oz Lemon juice
2 oz Apple cider
2 ds Bitters, Angostura
Instructions

Combine all ingredients with ice and stir. Strain into an old-fashioned glass and add large ice cube

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  • Might cut back a tad on the lemon juice. Used Brugal Anejo Rum.
  • Would probably use a little less luxardo next time; 1/2 an ounce is a lot and it dominates
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Whoville Sling

2 oz Bourbon
1 oz Cranberry shrub (Cranberry-fennel shrub)
1⁄2 oz Lime juice
2 oz Soda water
2 ds Cranberry bitters, Fee Brothers Cranberry
Instructions

Shake all ingredients except soda water, pour over ice in highball glass and stir in soda. Garnish with lime.

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Single Serving Egg Nog

1 1⁄2 oz Bourbon, Bulleit
1⁄2 oz Ginger liqueur, Snap
3⁄4 oz Ginger syrup
1 1⁄2 oz Apple cider
1 Whole egg
1 pn Nutmeg (as garnish)
Instructions

Dry shake, add ice, shake, strain into white wine or cocktail glass, garnish with freshly grated nutmeg.

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Creator
Uporontherocks
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Dan commented on 12/21/2012:

Moderated slightly for style and to consolidate ginger snap liqueur into ginger liqueur. I presumed that the pinch of nutmeg was the garnish, and was not in the shaker.

The Renegade

1 1⁄2 oz Scotch, Glenlivet 12yr
3⁄4 oz Cranberry shrub
2 oz Club soda
1 twst Orange peel
1 ds Peychaud's Bitters
1 Brown sugar
Instructions

Place brown sugar cube in mixing glass and add bitters.Muddle. Then add scotch, ice and shake. Strain in collins glass over fresh ice. Top with Club Soda, and garnish.

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Your original creation
Creator
Uporontherocks
Source reference

www.instagram.com/uporontherocks

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Fig Bee's Knees

1 1⁄2 oz Gin, Bluecoat
1 oz Honey syrup (Fig infused, see note)
1⁄2 oz Lime juice
2 ds Bitters, Fee Brothers Black Walnut
Instructions

Shake with ice. Strain into chilled martini glass. Garnish with a sprig of rosemary.

Notes

Cook fresh figs with 1 cup water and 1 cup honey. Simmer & remove from heat as soon as boiling begins. Push through strainer and refrigerate.

History

Renamed from Fig Martini, since it isn't, well, a Martini. It resembles a Bee's Knees, but with fig and lime in lieu of lemon.

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Year
2012
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Uporontherocks
Source reference

www.instagram.com/uporontherocks

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Dan commented on 12/21/2012:

Sounds very good, and a reason to finally get some Fee Black Walnut Bitters. Republished as a Fig Bee's Knees, since it is not a Martini-style cocktail. The original poster is welcome to rename it so long as the name conforms to any well-established drinks referenced in the name.

shadowkirby commented on 6/28/2025:

Tried with fig infused gin, and 3/4 oz of 1:2 honey syrup - was great, nice and light and refreshing, softer than a bee's knees.

Prospect Park

1 1⁄2 oz Rye
1 1⁄2 oz Aperol
1⁄4 oz Maraschino Liqueur, Luxardo
1⁄4 oz Simple syrup
1⁄2 oz Sweet vermouth, Carpano Punt e Mes
1 Maraschino cherry (as garnish)
Instructions

Stir, strain, straight up, cocktail, garnish

Notes

Apparently Eastern Standard uses 1/2 oz of a 1:1 mixture of Maraschino and simple.

History

Riff on a Red Hook by adding Aperol. Prospect Park, like Red Hook, is in Brooklyn, NY. Both drinks start from a Manhattan.

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Year
2008
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Tom Schlesinger-Guidelli, Eastern Standard, Boston, MA
Source reference

http://cooking4theweek.blogspot.com/2008/03/drink-of-week-prospect-park…

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  • Need to try- related to Manhattan
  • Too sweet, less simple
  • Rich and sweet, chocolate and cherry, just the right bitterness in the finish. — ★★★★
  • A touch sweet. Improved with 5-10 drops of Lactart. — ★★★★★
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bza commented on 12/20/2012:

Wow, was this really not on here before? A Boston classic!

Dan commented on 12/20/2012:

I just went to try this tonight and -- THE HUMANITY -- out of Punt e Mes. How I could let this happen, I do not know. Zach is going to strip me of my rank in the Federation of Amari Sluts.

Dan commented on 12/21/2012:

If you can't spell Nonino, you aren't allowed to drink it. Go directly to Jägermeister; do not pass Go.

powersjq commented on 12/22/2012:

Hmm... I'm imagining a bar where you have to spell your drink in order to get served. As much as I abhor mangled English, I do not go there often. ;)

iheijoushin commented on 5/29/2013:

Great cocktail! I enjoyed one of these last weekend at the Eastern Standard.

When I asked for the recipe, I was told they cut the Luxardo Maraschino Liquor with a 1:1 simple syrup for this cocktail. Sure enough, when I mixed this up at home according to the ratios here, I found the drink was overpowered with the Maraschino flavor!

Thoughts, anyone?

Dan commented on 5/29/2013:

I believe it. Recipe adjusted as per your info. Thanks!

lesliec commented on 8/06/2017:

Following a discussion about why you can't make Manhattan variants with Scotch, I made this with Monkey Shoulder and recommend the result. Maybe a little sweeter than with rye, and almost certainly needs a new name. Tartan Hook?

yarm commented on 5/13/2024:

When I got the recipe years ago, they never mentioned cutting it. And I just got a copy of their bar bible, and it is a 1/2 oz Maraschino and no simple syrup. I've made it at work plenty with 1/2 oz Maraschino and it tastes just like I remember it.

bza commented on 5/20/2024:

Yeah my friend got the recipe for this in the 00s directly from Tommy and there was no simple, it's definitely .5 maraschino.

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