St. John's Santa Fe

1 1⁄2 oz Blanco tequila
1⁄2 oz Añejo tequila
1 oz Lime juice
3⁄4 oz Agave syrup
2 sli Cucumber
2 spg Cilantro
1 ds Green Tabasco
Instructions

Muddle cilantro, cucumber, and agave. Add ice and remaining ingredients. Shake vigorously. Double-strain into 9oz old-fashioned glass. Garnish with cucumber slice.

Notes

A nice savory cocktail suitable for brunch. Be careful with the Tabasco - it can really overpower the drink quickly!

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Year
2011
Authenticity
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Creator
Bennett H. Turner
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  • Consider muddling with jalapeños and adding hatch green chili powder for extra spice
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The Quint

1 1⁄2 oz Light rum
3⁄4 oz Orange liqueur, Cointreau
1⁄2 oz Campari
4 ds Chocolate bitters, Bittermens Xocolatl Mole
1 ? Cranberry juice
Instructions

Build liquor and bitters into 9oz old-fashioned glass filled with ice. Top with cranberry juice and stir. No garnish.

Notes

The chocolate bitters used to develop this recipe was the co-branded Bittermens/Bitter Truth Xocolatl Mole flavor. Who knows what the future will bring with their partnership...

Yields Drink
Year
2011
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Bennett H. Turner
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2 stars
(1 rating)
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  • Used homemade chocolate bitters. Quite sweet and chocolately. More Campari might help?
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Orchard Gimlet

1 1⁄2 oz Citrus vodka
1⁄2 oz Dry vermouth
3⁄4 oz Elderflower liqueur, St. Germain
1⁄2 oz Lime juice
Instructions

Shake with ice and strain into chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with lime wedge.

Notes

May need a bare splash of additional lime juice on top of the requisite 0.5 oz, depending on your taste.

Yields Drink
Year
2011
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Bennett H. Turner
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Average rating
4 stars
(8 ratings)
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  • Used Hanger One Mandarin Blossom in place of Citrus Vodka.
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AndyBOregon commented on 7/05/2018:

Very tasty & refreshing drink; Cocchi Americano added a nice hint of bitterness.  Also good with gin.

Tennessee Winter

2 oz Tennessee whiskey, Jack Daniels
1⁄2 oz Orange liqueur, Grand Marnier
1⁄4 oz Sweet vermouth
2 ds Orange bitters
Instructions

Stir with ice and strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with orange twist.

Yields Drink
Year
2011
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Bennett H. Turner
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Average rating
3 stars
(6 ratings)
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  • Tried it with Dubonnet in place of the sweet vermouth. No discernible change (to my obtuse palate). Works with Punt e Mes, and with a cherry garnish.
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The Auld Alliance

1 1⁄2 oz Scotch
1⁄2 oz Calvados
1⁄2 oz Ginger syrup
1 ? Soda water
Instructions

Combine first 3 ingredients in 9oz old-fashioned glass over ice and stir until syrup is integrated. Top with soda and stir. Garnish with rosemary sprig.

Notes

An aggressive, smokey scotch works best, but trying different styles of scotch could be fun! No need to use expensive calvados (or scotch, for that matter). Make sure to smack the rosemary around a bit before garnishing to release more fragrance.

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Year
2011
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Bennett H. Turner
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Harlan's Restorative Brain Tonic

1 3⁄4 oz Vodka
1⁄2 oz Cassis
1 bsp Lemon juice
3 ds Celery bitters
3 ds Peach bitters
1 ? Tonic water
Instructions

Build first 5 ingredients in a 9oz old-fashioned glass over ice and stir. Top with tonic. Garnish with lime.

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Year
2011
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Bennett H. Turner
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Average rating
1 star
(1 rating)
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The Bitter Venetian

1 1⁄2 oz Amaro Nonino
1 oz Dry vermouth
1⁄2 oz Orange liqueur, Grand Marnier
3 ds Orange bitters
1 ds Bitters (optional)
Instructions

Stir with ice and strain into cocktail glass. Garnish with lemon twist.

Notes

Adding additional aromatic bitters is pleasant but optional.

Yields Drink
Year
2011
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Bennett H. Turner
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Average rating
3.5 stars
(10 ratings)
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  • Good, but sweet (cut grand marnier, increase orange bitters? - on second thought don't increase orange bitters)
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dmhess commented on 5/03/2015:

Nice use of the Amaro Nonio, plays up the orange notes. Might be nice on the rocks on a hot day. 

mtcrossman commented on 8/15/2015:

Very nice cocktail, bitter but light. Very enjoyable. 

Creole Contentment

1 oz Cognac
1 oz Madeira
1 oz Maraschino Liqueur
1 ds Orange bitters
3 Maraschino cherry (One each: red, white and green)
Instructions

Stir serve and serve up.

Notes

Ok, it's easy to get red maraschino cherries, and I remember seeing green around Xmas (at least in my childhood) but I nor anyone at the bar can remember ever seeing a white one.

History

Apparently this drink is a true hazard to keeping a 'consistent maidenhood' so ladies beware!

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Authenticity
Unknown
Creator
Baker got this New Orleans drink recipe from an Episcopal Bishop of Washington, who wrote books about pirates. To my best guess this would have been James E. Freeman (DC's Bishop 1923-1943)
Source reference

The Gentleman's Companion, vol. 2 by Charles H. Baker, Jr (1939)

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yarm commented on 6/11/2023:

When I put this on a menu, I did 1 1/4 oz brandy, 1 1/4 oz Madeira (a dry one like Sercial at work or Verdelho at home), 1/2 oz Maraschino, 1 dash orange bitters. Cherry garnish. Even Baker commented in his book that it had too much Maraschino.

Colonial Cooler

1 1⁄2 oz Gin
1 1⁄2 oz Sweet vermouth
1 ds Bitters, Angostura
1 ds Amer Picon
1 T Orange Curaçao
2 spg Mint
1 sli Pineapple
1 oz Club soda
Instructions

Stir with a big lump of ice in a small highball or sour glass, top with squirt of soda and garnish with mint and a stick of ripe pineapple.

Yields Drink
Authenticity
Unknown
Creator
Baker first encountered this cocktail at the Sandakan Club, British North Borneo early 1920's (now Sabah, East Malaysia)
Source reference

The Gentleman's Companion, vol. 2 by Charles H. Baker, Jr. (1939)

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Doff Your Hat

1 oz Genever, Bols
3⁄4 oz Sweet vermouth, Carpano
3⁄4 oz Cynar
1⁄2 oz Orange liqueur, Grand Marnier
1 ds Orange bitters, Regans' orange bitters
Instructions

Stir all ingredients and strain up in a coupe.
Take a large orange twist and squeeze the oil over the cocktail and discard.

History

This cocktail was created in early 2011, for the Mr. Bostons 75th anniversary bar guide.

Yields Drink
Year
2011
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
David Willhite, The Bristol, Chicago, Illinois
Source reference

Mr. Bostons 75th anniversary bar guide

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(14 ratings)
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jaba commented on 2/25/2015:

The genever gets a little lost here.

applejack commented on 10/19/2019:

This was way too sweet for my palate as listed.  Tried bumping up the genever to 1.5 oz, still a bit sweet for me.  Reduced the ancillary ingredients all to .5 oz as well, and that was a better balance IMHO.

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