Bolero Cocktail

1 oz Dark rum
1 oz Brandy
1⁄2 oz Orange juice
1 oz Lime juice
1⁄2 oz Simple syrup
Instructions

Shake and strain into a chilled cocktail glass

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Gary Regan's The Joy of Mixology

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  • Autumn ish. Tasty. A little sweet and boozy. — ★★★★
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Bennett Cocktail

2 oz Gin
1 oz Lime juice
1⁄2 oz Simple syrup
1 ds Bitters, Angostura
Instructions

Shake and strain into a chilled cocktail glass

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  • *A little too sweet? Needs adjusting, maybe no simple syrup
  • The other version I have seen is 2oz gin, 3/4oz lime juice, 3/4oz simple syrup and 2 dashes angostura bitters
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Canoy commented on 7/04/2015:

Monkey 47 and jasmine simple syrup worked very well.

Elysium

1 1⁄2 oz Grapefruit Vodka (Deep Eddy)
1⁄2 oz Elderflower liqueur, St. Germain
1⁄2 oz Aperol
1⁄2 oz Lime juice
Instructions

In a pint glass with ice, combine all ingredients. Shake and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with an even layer of Orange-Ginger Foam.

Notes

Combine 3/4 cups orange juice, 1/4 cup skim milk, 2 oz Simple Syrup and 1 oz ginger liqueur to a blender. Blend for 5 seconds. Add 2 egg whites, blend for 2 seconds. Pour into a whipping container and use according to manufacturers directions.

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Curated slightly - we assume you're using fresh ingredients and not concentrates, pre-made mixes, or other ingredients of dubious provenance. Changed Fresh Lime Juice to Lime Juice.

Early Bird (Scott Diaz)

2 oz Bourbon, Maker's Mark (Bacon fat infused - see note)
1 Egg white
1 bsp Maple syrup
1⁄2 oz Vanilla liqueur, Navan
Instructions

Combine all ingredients in a pint glass with ice. Cover and shake vigorously for 15 to 20 seconds. Strain into a chilled Old Fashioned glass with large ice cubes. Garnish with a maple bacon strip.

Notes

Take a 750 ml bottle of Maker's Mark and 3 ounces of bacon fat. Combine cooled bacon fat and Bourbon in a large pitcher. Place at room temperature for about 6 hours. Place upright in a freezer and chill until the fat rises and solidifies into a sold disk. Remove from freezer and toss away fat. Double strain into a container that can use a pour spout. Keep for up to 4 weeks.

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Curated: Moved Bacon fat infused from ingredient to processing. Folded in the former cocktail "Bacon Fat Infused Bourbon" into the notes section to give instructions. Changed Navan to a brand of vanilla liqueur.

The Lady Gin Fizz

1 oz Soda water
1 1⁄2 oz Gin, Hendrick's
1⁄2 oz Aperol
1⁄4 oz Rose Geranium Liqueur, BroVo
1⁄2 oz Simple syrup
1 ? Egg white
1⁄2 oz Grapefruit juice
6 dr Bitters (Bittermans Burlesque)
1⁄2 oz Lime juice
Instructions

In a pint glass add all ingredients except soda water. Cover and shake vigorously for 15 to 20 seconds. Add ice, shake vigorously for 20 seconds more. Strain into a chilled goblet or delmonico glass with no ice. Top with soda water and garnish with a cucumber slice and lavender sprig.

Notes

You could also substitue St. Germain for the BroVo liqueur.

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La Fresa Cocktail

1 1⁄2 oz Tequila, Sauza Hornitos
1⁄2 oz Lime juice
2 ? Strawberry (Each cut up)
1 bsp Balsamic Vinegar
2 oz Lemon soda, San Pellegrino (Limonata)
1⁄4 oz Agave syrup
Instructions

Muddle strawberries, simple syrup and balsamic, add lime juice, tequila and ice. Shake and fine strain into an iced double Old Fashioned rimmed with Cumin Salt. Top with Limonata. And garnish with a lime wheel.

Notes

To make the Cumin Salt mix toghether 1 cup Margarita salt, 2 Tbs ground cumin and 1 Tbs ground coriander. Cover and keep in a dry container for up to 6 months.

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  • Tequila, lime, strawberries, balsamic
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I think here it's best to use a really quality aged Balsamic. It will lend sweetness to the beverage that might end up being a little tart, especially if your strawberries are a little unripe.

Paloma Sour

2 oz Blanco tequila, Espolon
3⁄4 oz Agave syrup
3⁄4 oz Lime juice
3 oz Grapefruit soda, Izze
2 ds Grapefruit bitters, Bittermens Hopped Grapefruit Bitters
1 Lime (Wheel, as garnish)
1 Egg white
1 pn Salt (Chipotle salt, on rim [see Notes])
Instructions

Shake without Izze soda vigorously for 10 seconds, strain into an iced Collins glass with a Chipotle Salt, top with Izze soda.. Garnish with a lime wheel.

Notes

For the Chipotle-pink salt, use 1 cup Margarita salt and 3 Tbs powdered Chipotle. Mix well and keep in a dry container for up to 6 months.

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Curated this - fixed soda name (Izze). Renamed the drink Paloma Sour, as this has lime juice and a sweetener that are not canonical.

Monte Carlo

2 oz Rye (preferably 100-plus-proof)
3⁄4 oz Bénédictine
2 ds Peychaud's Bitters
Instructions

Fill a cocktail shaker halfway full with ice. Add the rye whiskey, Benedictine and bitters. Shake well for at least 30 seconds, then strain into a cocktail (martini) glass. Garnish with a cherry.

Notes

This is a variation on the Manhattan, with Benedictine standing in for vermouth and Peychaud's bitters for Angostura bitters. Rye whiskey is significantly different from bourbon; it's spicier and funkier, and it mingles well with different liqueurs and bitters.

Be sure to use a higher-proof rye, such as Rittenhouse Rye (100 proof) or Wild Turkey 101.

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http://projects.washingtonpost.com/recipes/2009/03/18/monte-carlo/

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  • Stir, don't shake. Might decrease benedictine to 1/2.
  • DOM adds a but of a sweet honey. Made with Woodford Reserve. Smoother than Rittenhouse. Very nice drink. Used home made Fig bitters.
  • Made it stirred instead of shaken, using barrel-proof Canadian rye. The rye balanced out the sweetness of the benedictine well.
  • Muito doce com Wild Turkey 101
  • a delicious cobination of vanilla vodka, chambord, and pinapple juice, shaken to perfection
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One of my favorites.  Note that this cocktail seems to have originated in David Embury’s The Fine Art of Mixing Drinks (1948), though he calls for a bit less rye and for Ango instead of Peychaud's. The "created by" on this page refers to the columnist for this particular incarnation.

Old Fashioned (Late 20th Century)

2 oz Bourbon, Maker's Mark
1 Brandied cherry (muddled)
1 twst Orange peel (muddled)
1 cube Sugar (muddled)
3 ds Bitters, Angostura
2 ds Orange bitters, Fee Brothers Orange
2 oz Soda water
Instructions

In an old fashioned glass, place in cherry, orange twist and sugar cube. Top with bitters, and muddle. Fill glass with ice and add bourbon. Top with soda water.

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Dan commented on 12/05/2011:

Curated name from "Perfect Old Fashioned" because of the well-established conflicting meaning of the word Perfect in cocktail titles. This recipe is similar to how Old Fashioned were made in my youth. I also reordered the ingredient to help them be consistent with the Kindred Cocktails style.

This is well known in the Midwest as the Wisconsin Old Fashioned except use Korbel Brandy.

A few years ago we had a group from Wisconsin ask for "Korbel Old-Fashioneds Sour"; I had no idea what they meant but turns out this is exactly what they wanted. First time I had ever heard them called this.

Manhattan (Bénédictine)

2 oz Bourbon, Maker's Mark
1⁄2 oz Bénédictine
1⁄2 oz Sweet vermouth, Cinzano Rosso
3 ds Orange bitters, Fee Brothers Orange
Instructions

In a pint glass with ice, add all ingredients. Stir and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with a cherry.

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Dan commented on 12/05/2011:

Renamed from "Perfect Manhattan" because the word "perfect" has a long-standing tradition of meaning using a 50:50 mixture of sweet and dry vermouth in lieu of all one or the other.


For myself, I find 1/2 oz of Benedictine overwhelms the Maker's Mark bourbon. My suggestion: (1) Make the drink according to the recipe, but add only 1/4 oz of Benedictine for start; add more to suit your taste OR (2) Make the drink according to the recipe, but add 2 1/4 oz of Maker's Mark bourbon, and add more to suit your taste.

I adjusted the recipe by adding a little more than a 1/4 oz of Maker's Mark. Unadjusted, I would rate it a four. After adjusting the drink by adding 1/4 /oz bourbon, I rated the Manhattan with Benedictine at a 4.5. This drink might also benefit from an orange twist.

I haven't tried this one but it is essentially a Benedictine heavy version of the classic Preakness (typically 1/4 oz Benedictine, 3/4 oz vermouth, 1.5 oz rye or bourbon, 1 dash Angostura.) The 3 dashes of orange bitters would change it somewhat as well.

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