Bitter Spring

1 oz Fernet Branca
1 oz Gold rum, Flor de Caña Gold 4
3⁄4 oz Ginger syrup
3⁄4 oz Orgeat (toasted hazlenut)
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
1 ds Peychaud's Bitters (as a float)
Instructions

Shake until ice is slushy, Collins, additional crushed ice, heavy dashes of Peychaud's

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Unknown
Creator
Sother Teaque, Amor y Amargo, NYC
Source reference

http://www.starchefs.com/cook/recipe/mixology/sother-teague/bitter-spri…

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4 stars
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  • Bright red and muddy orange wasn't that attractive. Tasted pretty good though. Similar Golden Gate Swizzle is better. — ★★★★
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Out of curiosity I made toasted hazlenut orgeat, though I don't think it is really necessary. This is similar to (but not quite as good as) the Golden Gate Swizzle. I used Canton in place of ginger syrup, Rhum Barbancourt 8 yr rum, and strained it as I wasn't wanting the slushy preparation.

joep commented on 3/27/2012:

Love this beverage, Sother says you can use regular orgeat in place of the hazelnut and the drink won't suffer. It's really more of a float of Peychauds, the top sixth of the finalized drink should be red.

I used regular (homemade) orgeat, and did the Peychaud's as a float (though not quite 1/6—wasn't ready for that), and it's a lovely drink.

Fernet Sling

2 oz Fernet Branca
3⁄4 oz Sweet vermouth, Carpano Antica Formula
1⁄2 oz Lemon juice
1⁄4 oz Rich demerara syrup 2:1
1 oz Soda water
1 twst Orange peel
Instructions

Shake, strain, Collins glass. Top with soda water, orange peel garnish

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Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Maks Pazuniak
Source reference

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The Carpano and lemon soften the edges of this drink but the Fernet Branca definitely dominates. Really nice.

AmyJ commented on 3/05/2013:

Was looking for a beer replacement to have with BBQ. Made this a 'long' drink with more soda and evened out the portions of Fernet and vermouth. Worked well.

Neyah's White Manhattan, Tweaked

2 oz White whiskey, Bully Boy (Tasty organic white whiskey made in Boston from wheat with rye notes)
1 oz Dry vermouth, Dolin (A softer, fruit-friendly vermouth for mixing)
1⁄4 oz Bénédictine
1 ds Orange bitters, Angostura Orange (YMMV)
1 ds Cranberry bitters, Sweetgrass Farm Cranberry (Some local New England flavor)
Instructions

Combine in mixing glass over ice, stir for 30 secs, strain into chilled coupe.

Notes

Neyah's original recipe gave me ideas on what to tweak for my taste. Check his and mine out, enjoy white whiskey either way.

History

Changeups on Neyah White's original recipe

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Authenticity
Altered recipe
Creator
Rob Marais, Boston MA
Source reference

http://www.chow.com/food-news/42785/this-aint-no-moonshine/

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The Burnt-Over District

1 oz Amer Picon
1 oz Grapefruit juice
3⁄4 oz Apple brandy, Germain-Robin
1⁄2 oz Overproof rum, Lemon Hart 151
1⁄4 oz Cinnamon syrup
3 ds Bitters, Boker's
1 twst Grapefruit peel (flamed, as garnish)
Instructions

Shake, strain, up, flame grapefruit twist over top and discard

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Year
2011
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Zachary Pearson
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3.5 stars
(6 ratings)
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Cherry Pop

1 2⁄3 oz Light rum, Blue Bay
2 t Rhum Agricole, Trois Rivieres Blanc 55%
7⁄8 oz Cola Tonic Syrup
7⁄8 oz Lime juice
2 bsp Sour Cherry Marmelade
Instructions

Shake, finestrain into a tiki mug filled w. crushed ice

dedcoration: cherry, star anise, orange zest & mint sprig

Notes

Cola Tonic Syrup:

Put 3 Cans of Red Bull Coke in a pan with the peel of one orange, 1 star anise, 1 piece of cinnamon, a few pinches of nutmeg, 2 tablespoons of sugar and the juice of 2 limes.
Reduce the 1000 ml Red Bull Coke in a pan to 100ml on your stove top.

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Year
2011
Authenticity
Unknown
Creator
Christina Schneider, Berlin
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Knickerbocker

2 oz Rum, El Dorado 8 (I like the Eldorado 8 in this drink)
1 oz Lemon juice
1⁄2 oz Orange Curaçao
1⁄2 oz Raspberry syrup
History

Published in Jerry Thomas "Bartender Guide"

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Year
19th Century
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  • Very good but the Columbia Cocktail (Trader Vic's) is both simpler and better.
  • Used Imbibe recipe: 2 oz rum 1 oz PF curacao 1/2 lime 1 tsp+ raspberry
  • Made it with Plantation 5 Star, and a 1:1 mix of Polish raspberry liqueur and simple syrup, raspberry garnish. — ★★★★★
  • Very good with Zaya 12 rounded out with some Pisco. Heavy pour on the lemon juice and rasp syrup.
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The Mediation

2 oz Pisco, Campo de Encanto
1 oz Lime juice
3⁄4 oz Limoncello
1⁄2 oz Cognac, Louis Royer VSOP Force 53
1⁄2 oz Egg white
3 ds Bitters, Bitter Truth Creole
Instructions

Add all ingredients but bitters to cocktail shaker and dry shake vigorously without ice. When nice and frothy, add ice, shake again to chill, and strain into a chilled cocktail coupe. Top with 3-5 drops of bitters.

The Mediation
2011 The Venture Mixologist
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Year
2011
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Zach
Source reference

http://theventuremixologist.blogspot.com/2011/10/xxqc-pisco-sour.html

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  • to try
  • A wholly pleasant experience. Nothing challenging, perhaps, but absolutely nothing not to like.
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Doctor Funk (Don the Beachcomber)

1 1⁄2 oz Light rum (either Puerto Rican or Cuban)
1⁄2 oz Grenadine
1 t Pastis, Pernod
3⁄4 oz Lime juice
3 oz Soda water (to top)
Instructions

Shake everything except soda, pour unstrained into a pilsner glass. Add soda and stir to combine.

Notes

This is pretty underpowered compared to the Trader Vic Dr. Funk variant - if your pilsner glass is 16 oz, it's probably very weak.

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Year
1953
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
The Palm Springs "Don the Beachcomber"
Source reference

Beach Bum Berry Remixed, pg. 125

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  • TRY IT
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Casey commented on 2/23/2014:

Bartender's Guide by Trader Vic (1947) contains the following recipe:

Dr. Funk
2.5 ounces dark Jamaica or Martinique Rum
1 lime
.5 oz lemon juice
.25 oz grenadine
.25 oz Pernod or Herbsaint
1/4 tsp sugar

Shake, add lime shells, top with soda, garnish with fruit or geranium leaf.

Good catch y'all!

I rewrote the drink to Berry's standard, and cited him. I also created the Trader Vic version from the Bartender's Guide.

Thanks,

Zachary

Hurricane

2 oz Jamaican rum, Appleton 12
1 oz Passion fruit syrup
1 oz Lemon juice
Instructions

Shake w. Crushed Ice and pour unstrained into a Hurricane Glass or Tiki Mug

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Year
1940s
Authenticity
Unknown
Creator
Louis Culligan
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  • Made with 1 oz Smith & Cross, 1 oz El Dorado 15. Veryy tasty.
  • Lack of depth but really good — ★★★★
  • Made with a random mix of rums (.75 Appleton V/X, .74 Plantation 5 Star, .5 Smith & Cross) and enjoyed it.
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J.S-g. commented on 1/14/2017:

Made with a mix of Zacapa and Smith & Cross, served it up, no mint. Like a fruity and delicious daiquiri-esque thing. Will make again. 

Pimms No.1 Cup

2 oz Pimm's No. 1 Cup
1 sli Orange
1 sli Lemon
1 sli Cucumber peel
3 3⁄8 oz Lemon soda, 7 Up
Notes

For a twist substitute the lemon soda with ginger ale

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  • I had my first one of these at Arnaud's in New Orleans.
  • Prefer 1 oz gin and 1 oz Pimm's with San Pellegrino Limonata.
  • Best with San Pellegrino Limonata. — ★★★★★
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