Western Paradise

1 1⁄2 oz Bourbon, WL Weller (12 yr)
1⁄2 oz Apple brandy, Lairds Bonded
1⁄2 oz Drambuie
1⁄2 oz Bianco Vermouth, Dolin
1 ds Bitters, Bitter Truth Creole
Instructions

Stir over ice and strain into a ice filled rocks glasss.

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Year
2011
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Ted Kilgore, Taste, St Louis, MO
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Average rating
3.5 stars
(6 ratings)
From other users
  • Solid, well constructed, but not incredibly distinct. More like a 3.5★?
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Sea Change

1 1⁄2 oz Dark rum, El Dorado 5
1⁄2 oz Demerara Rum, El Dorado
3⁄4 oz Lime juice
1⁄4 oz Maple syrup
1⁄2 oz Pear liqueur, Rothman & Winter Orchard Pear
1 ds Chocolate bitters, Bitter Truth Chocolate
Instructions

Shake and strain into cocktail glass.Lime weel garnish.

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Year
2011
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Ted Kilgore, Taste , St.Louis, Mo
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Average rating
3.5 stars
(6 ratings)
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  • Something fun happens with the maple and pear. Good drink
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Good. Bumped the lime to 1oz as I was making with 2oz of Lemon Hart demerara which changed the playing field a bit. When I have more ED around I'll revisit with original spec.

Gold Coast Fizz

1 1⁄2 oz American Whiskey, Michter's
1⁄2 oz Orange juice
1⁄4 oz Walnut Liqueur, Nux Alpina
1⁄2 oz Cherry Liqueur, Clear Creek
1⁄2 oz Espresso syrup
1 Egg yolk
1 oz Soda water
Instructions

Mix everything but soda in tin and dry shake. Add ice and shake. Strain into a collins glass. Top with soda. Orange twist garnish.

Notes

The espresso syrup is 2 parts espresso to 1 part each water and Turbinado sugar.

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Year
2011
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Your original creation
Creator
Taste Bartenders
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Ab-Duck-Shun

1 oz Ginger liqueur, Domaine de Canton
1 oz Orange liqueur, Grand Marnier (infused with duck fat)
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
2 pn Black pepper
1 bsp Mascarpone cheese
2 ds Absinthe
1 ds Lavender bitters
Instructions

Shake. Strain. Serve in a cocktail glass. Garnish with black pepper and a lemon twist.

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Year
2011
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Travis Garner, Taste, St. Louis, Mo
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  • No Rum, Gin
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Word to the Wise

1 oz Bourbon, Old Grand Dad 114
1⁄2 oz Bonal Gentiane Quina
1⁄2 oz Herbal liqueur, Green Chartreuse
1⁄2 oz Maraschino Liqueur, Luxardo
1⁄2 oz Lime juice
1 Cherry (as garnish)
Instructions

Shak and strain into cocktail glass.
Cherry garnish.

YieldsDrink
Year
2011
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Ted Kilgore, Taste, St Louis, Mo
Curator rating
Not yet rated
Average rating
4 stars
(18 ratings)
From other users
  • A great drink and an easy 4.5. A better Final Ward. I'd like to try with Rye.
  • Works with Rye, also. Could go a bit heavier on the lime (5/8 oz.).
  • A bit on the cloying side. I might dial back the Maraschino or increase the lime. I definitely like the richness that the Bonal and Old Grand Dad bring to the table
  • Resembles a Final Ward. (Shares with it the unappealing color that results from combining Chartreuse and brown spirits.) Lime and chartreuse flavors dominate; some rebalancing experiments are worth trying. — ★★★★
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Nirvana (Ted Kilgore)

1 1⁄2 oz Nicaraguan Rum, Flor de Caña 7
1⁄2 oz Rhum Agricole, Rhum JM
1⁄2 oz Orgeat, B.G. Reynolds
3⁄4 oz Lime juice
1⁄2 oz Jasmine Liqueur, Fruit Lab Theia
1 ds Bitters, Bitter Truth Jerry Thomas’ Own Decanter
1 ds Bitters, Angostura
Instructions

Shake and strain into a rock filled highball.Garnish with a rose petal.

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Year
2011
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Ted Kilgore, Taste, St. Louis, Mo
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Dan commented on 10/24/2013:

Ted, I renamed your Nirvana to make room for Jamie Boudreau's rye/Amer Picon drink by the same name from 2007, about 5 years before yours. I hope you don't mind.

Ted, may I suggest renaming your drink Mudhoney? Pearl Jam? Beat Happening? ...Soundgarden?

Saints and Sinners

1 1⁄2 oz Demerara Rum, El Dorado 5
1⁄2 oz Cognac, Camus VS
1⁄2 oz Don's Mix, B.G. Reynolds
3⁄4 oz Grapefruit juice
2 ds Grapefruit bitters, Bittermens Hopped Grapefruit
Instructions

Shake and strain into a cocktail glass.
Grapefuit twist garnish.

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Year
2011
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Ted Kilgore, Taste, St. Louis, Mo
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Average rating
2.5 stars
(2 ratings)
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  • Alternative Bitters: Jamaican Hibiscus
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I'm skeptical about this drink. It's surprisingly sweet for something with only a teaspoon of syrup. The bitters do help though. I do see now why so few drinks have grapefruit juice stand alone; it does seem to cry for a hint of lime.

Subtle Hustle

1 oz Aperol
1 oz Aromatized wine, Cocchi
1⁄2 oz Passion fruit syrup, B.G. Reynolds
1⁄2 oz Lemon juice
2 ds Bitters, Bitter Truth Creole
1 oz Champagne
Instructions

Shake all but champagne and strain into cocktail glass. Top with bitters.

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Year
2011
Authenticity
Unknown
Creator
Ted Kilgore, Taste, St. Louis, MO
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19th Century

1 1⁄2 oz Gin, Broker's
3⁄4 oz Herbal liqueur, Yellow Chartreuse
3⁄4 oz Pear liqueur, Rothman & Winter Orchard Pear
1⁄4 oz White Crème de Cacao, Marie Brizard
1⁄2 oz Lemon juice
1 twst Lemon peel (as garnish)
Instructions

Shake, strain, straight up, cocktail glass, garnish.

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Year
2009
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Ted Kilgore, Taste, St. Louis, MO
Curator rating
Not yet rated
Average rating
3.5 stars
(7 ratings)
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  • Pear liqueur
  • Untested and a little skeptical
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Whoever said they were skeptical had a right to be (somewhat).  On paper this looks like a sweet bomb, but after making it to spec, it wasn't quite as sweet as I thought it would be (but still too sweet for my palate and most others I'd reckon).  The honeyed herbal notes of the yellow 'treuse really punch through, maybe a bit too much to keep the drink in balance for some, but there is something interesting in the ingredient combination.  I tried a few different ratio combinations and couldn't quite just dial down the sweetness without changing the character of the drink.  I ended up settling on increasing the gin to 1.75 oz and shaking the drink with a lemon peel to strip some of the lemon oil off and reduce the sweetness. That seemed to keep the basic character of the drink but dialed back the sweetness and herbal notes a bit.

Immigrant Punk

2 oz Tequila, Milagro Reposado
3⁄4 oz Sweet vermouth (house vermouth)
3⁄4 oz Grapefruit juice
1⁄2 oz Agave syrup
Instructions

Shake and strain into a cocktail glass.Garnish with grapfruiut twist.

Notes

House Vermouth is 12oz Lillet Rouge,12oz Aperol, and 4oz Averna infused with zest of 4 oranges and one grapruit for 2 days.

YieldsDrink
Year
2011
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Ted Kilgore, Taste, St. Louis, Mo
Curator rating
Not yet rated
Average rating
3.5 stars
(10 ratings)
From other users
  • Try adding maybe ½ oz. of Ancho Reyes — works really well!
  • a little sweet when made with perucchi, added more grapefruit and tequila to balance it out
  • nice, i like it. Punt e mes goes well with this
  • Made it with Punt E Mes. Very well balanced taste
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