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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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
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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.

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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)
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  • Try adding maybe ½ oz. of Ancho Reyes — works really well!
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London Calling

1 1⁄2 oz Gin, Beefeater 24
1⁄2 oz Hibiscus Liqueur, Fruit Lab Crism
1⁄2 oz Orgeat, B.G. Reynolds
3⁄4 oz Grapefruit juice
2 ds Bitters, Bitter Truth Jerry Thomas’ Own Decanter
1 sli Cucumber
Instructions

Shake all over ice and strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with cucumber slice.

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Ted Kilgore, Taste, St. Louis, Mo
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Curated slightly - the brand of hibiscus liqueur is Fruit Lab Crism. Changed amount of cucumber to 1 slice, instead of slice as a brand of cucumber.

Blue Christmas

1 1⁄2 oz Bourbon, Four Roses
1 1⁄2 oz Cognac, Courvoisier
1⁄2 oz Maple syrup
2 ds Bitters, Bittercube Cherry Bark Vanilla
Instructions

Combine ingredients in shaker. Add 4-5 milk ice cubes. Shake vigorously. Strain and pour into rocks glass. Garnish with cinnamon stick.

Notes

Prior to making the drink, be sure and prepare sufficient milk ice cubes

History

Inspired by the collection of short stories, Blue Christmas: Holiday Stories for the Rest of Us, this cocktail was chosen as the official Blue Christmas Holiday Cocktail by the editor of the collection, author John Dufresne, on the second episode of CBBC's Drinking With Writers.

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Year
2011
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Mgr. Moustachio, of Cabinet Beer Baseball Club. Miami, Fl.
Source reference

http://cabinetbeer.tumblr.com/post/14739624277/cabinet-beer-presents-dr…

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3.5 stars
(2 ratings)
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The Rebennack

2 oz Rye
1⁄2 oz Averna
1⁄4 oz Orange liqueur, Clément Créole Shrubb
Instructions

Combine, stir (**no ice**), old fashioned

Notes

A "hotel cocktail," meant to be served at room temperature. Can be made in double batch and funneled into a flask.

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Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Chris Hannah, Arnaud's French 75, New Orleans
Source reference

http://www.starchefs.com/cook/recipe/chris-hannah/rebennack

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4 stars
(10 ratings)
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  • Beats swigs straight from the bottle!
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Contrast with Rebannack on this site. Also note that Chris has a video showing it stirred with ice and strained into an ice-filled goblet, so it seems to serve both as a room temperature flask cocktail and a nice chilled sipper at the bar.

The Departure

1 1⁄2 oz Gin, Aviation
1⁄2 oz Herbal liqueur, Yellow Chartreuse
1⁄2 oz Simple syrup
3⁄4 oz Lime juice
3 dr Orange flower water (3 to 5 drops or to taste)
Instructions

Combine, add ice, shake and strain into a chilled cocktail glass or coupe. Garnish with a lime wheel.

Notes

A play on the classic Aviation Cocktail.

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Scott Diaz, Seattle, WA
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Absinthe Makes the Heart Grow Fonder

1 1⁄2 oz Gin, Tanqueray 10
1⁄2 oz Absinthe, Lucid
1⁄2 oz Maraschino Liqueur, Luxardo
3⁄4 oz Grapefruit juice
3 ds Cherry Bitters, Fee Brothers Cherry
1 bsp Campari
Instructions

Combine with ice, shake and strain into a chilled coupe. Flamed orange garnish.

History

Featured in Difford's Guide

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

https://www.diffordsguide.com/cocktails/recipe/3418/absinthe-makes-the-…

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3.5 stars
(8 ratings)
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  • Its good, but the Absinthe seems a bit too strong and contrasts with the grapefruit and campari bittnerness.
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Very nice, Scott, and I love the name. I used Obsello absinthe.

The Absinthe is a Dave Chappelle uppercut in this drink....and I like absinthe

Pimm's Plantation

2 oz Pimm's No. 1 Cup
1⁄2 oz Crème de Banane, Giffard
3⁄4 oz Pineapple syrup
2 oz Grapefruit soda, Izze
3⁄4 oz Lime juice
Instructions

Combine, add ice, shake and strain into a an ice filled large Old Fashioned glass. Garnish with a banana chip.

Picture of Pimm's Plantation
2011 Kindred Cocktails
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Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Scott Diaz, Seattle, WA
Source reference

http://shakestrainandsip.blogspot.com/2012/02/tiki-tock-goes-cocktail-c…

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4 stars
(1 rating)
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Final version. This is the one done for MxMo as this month it's Tiki's. Also slightly updated the Castaway for it as well.

Curated slightly to change grapefruit juice with a note of Izze Grapefruit soda into Grapefruit Soda, Izze, which reflects the cited blog post.

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