The Pretender

1 oz Old Tom Gin, Ransom
1 oz Rye
3⁄4 oz Sweet vermouth, Carpano Punt e Mes
1⁄4 oz Crème de mure
1 ds Bitters, Bitter Truth Jerry Thomas’ Own Decanter
1 twst Lemon peel (Garnish)
Instructions

Stir, strain, chilled Old Fashioned with a large ice cube. Garnish with expressed lemon peel.

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Creator
Scott Diaz, Seattle, WA
Source reference

http://shakestrainandsip.blogspot.com/#!/2012/07/old-tom-has-new-pair-o…

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  • More like a 3.5. Used Old Overholt and Massenez CDM
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British Buck

1 1⁄2 oz Old Tom Gin, Hayman's
3⁄4 oz Lime juice
1⁄2 oz Simple syrup (Cucumber syrup)
3 ds Bitters, Fee Brothers Rhubarb
2 oz Ginger beer
Instructions

Shake without ginger beer, strain into an ice filled Collins glass. Top with ginger beer and garnish with a lime wedge or wheel.

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Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Scott Diaz, Seattle, WA
Source reference

http://shakestrainandsip.blogspot.com/#!/2012/07/old-tom-has-new-pair-o…

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  • Used grenadine and Peychaud's instead of other ingredients — ★★★★
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Shawn C commented on 7/04/2023:

Light and refreshing, I muddled 1 slice of cucumber since I don't keep cucumber simple syrup around. The rhubarb/cucumber/ginger make a great combination in these proportions. I used Fever Tree Ginger Beer which adds a slight peppery heat to the finish. (Note that the reference URL is long dead and seems to be Indonesian/Malay now. I didn't come a cross a replacement link with the Wayback machine.)

Dark Day

2 oz Rye
3⁄4 oz Grapefruit juice
1 t Wild hibiscus syrup
1 t Bitters, Angostura
1 t Amer Picon
Instructions

Shake, strain, chilled cocktail.

Notes

Since Amer Picon is nearly impossible to get in the states, any reputable substiute will do. I used Amer Boudreaux.

History

Wanted to create something in the veil of the Brown Derby or Blinker. Dark Day is a term used when there is no horse racing.

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Creator
Scott Diaz, Seattle, WA
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Eden Terrace Fizz

1 1⁄2 oz English-style rum, Appleton V/X
1⁄2 oz Aperol
1⁄2 oz Sloe gin, Bitter Truth
1 oz Lemon juice
1⁄2 oz Simple syrup (1:1)
1 oz Soda water (to top)
Instructions

Shake all ingredients except soda water in a cocktail shaker, double strain into a highball over ice and top with soda. Garnish with an orange twist.

Notes

Use a lighter style Sloe Gin, Haymans being too heavy.

History

First made for a female customer that wanted something 'fruity' and refreshing, I was going to use white rum but the house pour ran out and I was too lazy to go get a new bottle, so I reached for Appletons. Tweaked for an Appletons competition with Appletons Rum being the dominant flavor and easily accessible ingredients in mind.

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Year
2012
Authenticity
Unknown
Creator
Egor Petrov, Corner Store Bar, Auckland City, New Zealand.
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  • Light and refreshing but still a serious drink — ★★★★★
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COVO

1 oz Grappa (Muscat 7 year old)
1 oz Campari
1 oz Lemon juice
1⁄2 oz Tart Apple Syrup
1⁄2 oz Egg white
Instructions

Add all ingredients to a shaker, shake with ice and double strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with a Peychauds Bitters Swirl

Notes

To make Tart Apple Syrup.

Juice Granny Smith Apples, reduce by half over heat and mix with white sugar 1:1.

History

Made for Ivan, owner of 'Covo' Italian Restaurants in Auckland. Ivan came into Cartel on a quite Tuesday night and started off with a Negroni, then asked for something different but in the same style, after around 4 different cocktails, this is the one he concluded his night with.

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Year
2012
Authenticity
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Creator
by Egor Petrov. Cartel Bar, Auckland City, New Zealand
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Twisted Tenderness

2 oz Mezcal
1 oz Bonal Gentiane Quina
1⁄2 oz Apricot liqueur
1⁄2 oz Hazelnut liqueur, Frangelico
Instructions

Stir, serve on the rocks.

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Didn't have apricot liqueur, tried peche - not so good. Triple sec/orange worked pretty well, though.

Spruce Moose

2 oz Rye (or Canadian whisky)
1⁄4 oz Fernet Branca
4 oz Spruce Beer
1 ds Bitters, Boker's
1 wdg Lime (Optional)
Instructions

Build over ice in an old fashioned glass. Squeeze lime, if desired.

Notes

Rye's spiciness probably holds up better than the Canadian, but the latter works better for the name... The Spruce Beer I used (and the first one I've ever seen/heard of) is from Empire Bottling Works.

History

Found a bottle of Spruce Beer at the gourmet soda store, and upon tasting it, I immediately wanted to mix it with booze. Drawing inspiration from Zach's Dark Phoenix, this is what I came up with.

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Year
2012
Authenticity
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Creator
Christopher Bevins
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Blue Drop

2 oz Genever, Bols
3⁄4 oz Aromatized wine, Lillet
1 t Crème Yvette
1 t Absinthe, Pacifique
1 twst Lemon peel (Garnish)
Instructions

Stir, strain, chilled cocktail glass. Garnish.

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Creator
Scott Diaz, Seattle, Wa
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The Good Fella

2 oz Canadian whisky (Pendleton 1910)
1⁄2 oz Luxardo Bitter
1⁄2 oz Sweet vermouth, Carpano Antica Formula
1 t Maraschino Liqueur, Luxardo
2 ds Bitters (Dr. Adam Elmegirab's Boker's)
3 Cherry, Luxardo (Preserved, garnish)
Instructions

Stir, strain, chilled cocktail glass. Garnish.

Notes

My entry for the 2012 Luxardo Cup Cocktail Contest put on by Mutineer Magazine which requires to create a cocktail that reflects your city in some way.

History

Created and named for Seattle's bootlegger, Roy Olmstead, who ran liquor from Canada to Seattle during prohibition. His nickname was the "good bootlegger" because his crew wasn't allowed to carry firearms as he believed rum running wasn't worth anyone's life.

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Creator
Scott Diaz, Seattle, Wa
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  • Either sweet vermouth (Dolin) or Punt e Mes works. Go with cherry bitters - 1 works, 2 might.
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Zarzamora

3 Blackberry
3⁄4 oz Simple syrup
2 oz Bourbon, Wild Turkey 101
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
1⁄4 oz Fernet Branca
9 dr Orange bitters
1 spl Cola (as garnish)
1 twst Orange peel (as garnish)
Instructions

Muddle the blackberries with simple syrup in a shaker. Add other ingredients except garnishes. In a Collins glass, fill with shard ice, add cola, strain contents of shaker into Collins on top of cola. Garnish with an orange twist.

History

Zarzamora is what they call the blackberry in Argentina.

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Year
2009
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Troy Sidle, The Violet Hour, Chicago, IL
Source reference

http://themixlab.wordpress.com/2012/12/24/interview-with-troy-sidle-of-…

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kd1191 commented on 5/21/2013:

A couple items...

First, this is a Troy Sidle creation (though I wouldn't be surprised if Toby was somehow involved in the final spec).

Also, the "official" recipe has since been posted online:

2 oz Wild Turkey 101
3/4 oz Lemon Juice
3/4 oz Simple Syrup
1/4 oz Fernet-Branca
3 Blackberries
9 drops orange bitters

Lightly muddle the blackberries with the simple, add the other ingredients & shake with ice.
Put a bit of Coca-Cola in the bottom of a Collins glass, add 'shard' ice (tall, rectangular).
Strain shaker contents into prepared glass and garnish with an orange peel.

<a href="http://themixlab.wordpress.com/2012/12/24/interview-with-troy-sidle-of-…;

Zachary Pearson commented on 5/21/2013:

Nice catch! I will reverse the ingredients - leaving the old version in the comments.

Thanks,

Zachary

Zachary Pearson commented on 5/21/2013:

This was the original recipe posted: 1.5 oz whisky, .5 each simple syrup, lemon and Fernet Branca, 1 dash orange bitters, 4 blackberries, splash of cola. Muddle blackberries and simple, add remaining ingredients except cola. Shake and strain over fresh ice in a Collins glass. Top with cola.

Thanks,

Zachary

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