Carpool

3⁄4 oz Brandy (Cheap American VSOP)
3⁄4 oz Apple brandy, Lairds 7.5 (or Calvados)
3⁄4 oz Curaçao, Pierre Ferrand Dry Curaçao
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
Instructions

Shake with ice, strain into cocktail glass. If desired, garnish with lemon twist or wedge.

Notes

I used Paul Masson VSOP, but I imagine E&J, Christian Brothers, etc. will work just as well...

History

This is my Sidecar variation. There are many others like it, but this one is mine...

Yields Drink
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Christopher Bevins
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Average rating
3 stars
(5 ratings)
From other users
  • A bit tart; add 0.25 oz simple syrup.
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sevyryelsdorn commented on 1/13/2018:

I missed on first reading that this calls for Laird's 7.5 year - I used regular Laird's bonded and it was very, very dry.

Brat Prince, pt. deux

3⁄4 oz Rye, Rittenhouse 100
3⁄4 oz Calvados (or Laird's bonded applejack)
3⁄4 oz Sweet vermouth
1⁄2 oz Fernet Branca
1⁄4 oz Maraschino Liqueur
1 ds Bitters, Fee Brothers (Whiskey Barrel Aged)
Instructions

Stir and strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

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Yields Drink
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Stew Ellington
Curator rating
Not yet rated
Average rating
3 stars
(5 ratings)
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Dana Special

1 1⁄4 oz Gold rum, Appleton Special
1 oz Campari
1 oz Passion fruit syrup
3⁄4 oz Lime juice
Instructions

Shake and strain into a crushed ice-filled rocks glass.

Yields Drink
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Stew Ellington
Curator rating
Not yet rated
Average rating
4 stars
(13 ratings)
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  • Sweet and bitter and tart. Full-flavored. Rate 4
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Marseille, July 4th, 1895

1 1⁄4 oz Byrrh
1 oz Demerara Rum, El Dorado White
1⁄2 oz Gran Classico
1⁄2 oz Cherry Liqueur, Sangue Morlacco
1⁄2 oz Pelinkovac, Maraska
2 ds Bitters, Scrappy's Grapefruit
2 ds Bitters, Bitter Truth Creole
1 ds Lactart
1 bsp Grenadine (hybrid)
2 bsp Cognac, Pierre Ferrand (Ambre, as float)
5 dr Rose water (as garnish)
Instructions

Shake everything except the Cognac and rosewater and strain into a small wine glass. Float Cognac and rosewater on top.

Yields Drink
Year
2012
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Zachary Pearson
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Average rating
5 stars
(1 rating)
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Rum Decker

1 1⁄2 oz Gold rum, Appleton Special
1⁄4 oz Virgin Islands Rum, Cruzan Blackstrap
1 oz Falernum, Velvet Falernum
3⁄4 oz Lime juice
Instructions

Shake and strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

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Authenticity
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Creator
Stew Ellington
Curator rating
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Litigious Rock

1 1⁄2 oz Aquavit, Linie
1⁄2 oz Herbal liqueur, Yellow Chartreuse
1⁄2 oz Aperol
3⁄4 oz Lime juice
Instructions

Shake and strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

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2011 Kindred Cocktails
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Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Stew Ellington
Curator rating
Not yet rated
Average rating
4 stars
(15 ratings)
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Roro commented on 10/16/2012:

Interesting drink--I added a dash of Peychaud's and garnished with a thin slice of cucumber .

Tip Top

2 oz Dry vermouth
1⁄4 oz Bénédictine
2 ds Bitters, Angostura
1 twst Lemon peel
Instructions

Stir, strain, cocktail glass, lemon twist

Notes

Hess uses 1/8 oz Benedictine on his video presentation of this drink

Yields Drink
Authenticity
Unknown
Source reference

Robert Hess The Essential Bartender's Guide

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1.5 stars
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Metropole

1 1⁄2 oz Brandy
3⁄4 oz Dry vermouth
1⁄2 t Simple syrup
2 ds Peychaud's Bitters
1 ds Orange bitters
Instructions

Stir, strain, cocktail glass, cherry (historical) or lemon peel garnish

Notes

Original version is equal parts brandy and vermouth.

History

Was the house cocktail at the Metropole Hotel in NY

Yields Drink
Year
pre 1900
Authenticity
Unknown
Source reference

http://looka.gumbopages.com/2008/01/31/metropole-cocktail/

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christina in tacoma commented on 10/14/2012:

I tried this without the simple (sweetness without flavor just isn't that appealing) and it was a little flat. I added a bar spoon each of Benedictine and Luxardo maraschino liqueur, and liked it a lot more. I used Dandelion and Burdock bitters instead of Peychaud's and orange, and garnished with an orange twist instead of lemon or a cherry.

rodmitch commented on 12/18/2013:

This is like a Black Feather with simple syrup and orange bitters replacing the triple sec. Seems to me like SS and OB might be an acceptable replacement for triple sec any time.

French Quarter

2 1⁄2 oz Brandy
3⁄4 oz Aromatized wine, Lillet Blanc
1 Lemon peel
Instructions

Stir, strain, cocktail glass, quarter wheel of lemon to garnish

Yields Drink
Year
2004
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Robert Hess
Source reference

The Essential Bartender's Guide

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