The Missus

1 oz Rhum Agricole, Barbancourt
1 oz Cynar
1 oz Amontillado Sherry, Lustau Dry Amontillado
10 dr Bitters, Bittermens Peppercake
Instructions

Stir, strain, orange oil (discard)

Notes

My better half asked for a drink with sherry, so I made this. The peppercake bitters come from the Bittermen's experimental collection - if you don't have them, I guess you could mix together the first three ingredients and see what you think will tie the room together.

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2011
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  • Tasty. Made with Aphrodite bitters and a lemon twist. Need to make again closer to spec.
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christina in tacoma commented on 4/13/2012:

I really like this drink- the cynar/sherry combination is one of my favorites. I subbed a bit with what I had on hand; Lustau East India Sherry, Clement Rhum Agricole, and Adam Elmegirab's Spanish bitters. I'll make this again, thank you!

Fall Warmth

1 1⁄2 oz Apple brandy, Lairds
1⁄2 oz Amontillado Sherry
1⁄2 oz Maraschino Liqueur, Luxardo
1⁄2 oz Lemon juice
3 ds Bitters
Instructions

Shake and strain; serve in coupe or in old fashioned glass with single large ice cube

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One Armed Bandit

1 1⁄2 oz Mezcal
3⁄4 oz Aromatized wine, Lillet Blanc
3⁄4 oz Lime juice
1⁄4 oz Simple syrup (infused with chili peppers; or Royal Rose Three Chili Simple Syrup)
Instructions

Shake and strain; serve in coupe or in old fashioned glass with single large cube

History

So named because it all came about when I ended up tending "bar" at a party despite having one arm in a sling after a bicycle accident.

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Big Apple

1 1⁄2 oz Apple brandy, Lairds
3⁄4 oz Sweet vermouth, Dolin
1⁄2 oz Amontillado Sherry
3 ds Bitters
Instructions

Stir with ice and strain; serve either up or in rocks glass with single large cube; garnish with lemon or orange twist.

Notes

Adjust sherry depending on strength of the ingredients (especially the vermouth - meatier vermouths such as Punt y Mes might need 3/4 oz sherry)

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bza commented on 12/20/2011:

I had the sherry out so I just made this and it is very accurately named. I used Carpano and it somehow makes the Laird's taste more apple-y. Definitely an easy drinking cocktail. Thanks!

Rob Marais commented on 1/13/2013:

I came across this tonight and think it's outstanding. For the vermouth I used Perucchi (Spanish vermouth) and it smoothed out the Laird's nicely. Speaking of Spanish vermouth, the Lacuesta rojo is so sherry-like I could leave out the amontillado!

christina in tacoma commented on 1/15/2013:

I have a bottle of Perucchi (blanc) but I've not yet opened it as I had to go to some effort to find it- glad to hear it's good. Now I need to check out Lacuesta; haven't heard of it before, but I love sherry so I bet I'd like it. Hopefully it isn't too hard to source.

Pesto Martini

2 1⁄2 oz Gin
1⁄2 oz Dry vermouth
1 t Pine Nuts
3 lf Basil
Instructions

Gently muddle basil leaves and pine nuts in a mixing glass. Add gin, vermouth, ice and stir. Double strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

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2011
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Corrie Scully MiddleBar LA
Source reference

www.middlebar.blogspot.com

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Kentucky Colonel #2

1 1⁄2 oz Bourbon
1⁄4 oz Bénédictine
2 ds Orange bitters, Regans' orange bitters
Instructions

Rocks. Build in glass.

History

Old family recipe of sorts. Making it before anybody knew it had a name.

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La Belle de l'heure

4 oz Champagne
1⁄4 oz Grenadine (Homemade)
1⁄4 oz Cognac, Courvoisier
3 ds Orange bitters, Scrappy's Orange
Instructions

Pour champagne, add grenadine slowly. Top with bitters and cognac.

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Hitch-22

1 1⁄2 oz Scotch, Johnnie Walker Black Label
1 1⁄2 oz Drambuie
3⁄4 oz Elderflower liqueur, St. Germain
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
1 t Orgeat
Instructions

Shake and strain into a rocks glass.

History

My tip of the hat to the late Mr. Hitchens.

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Grand Autumn

2 oz Rye
1 oz Elderflower liqueur, St. Germain
3⁄4 oz Lime juice
3 oz Ginger beer (top with)
2 ds Bitters, Angostura (as float)
Instructions

Shake first three ingredients in an ice filled shaker and strain into an ice filled Collins glass. Top with Ginger beer & 2 dashes of Angostura bitters to garnish.

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http://www.stgermain.fr/cocktails.php?p=4&r=GrandAutumn

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Zachary Pearson commented on 12/19/2011:

Curated this a bit: Changed the recipe from a ratio to ounces - we prefer drinks this way. A Collins glass is around 10 ounces, so setting a parts drink to 3 (so 6 oz Rye, 3 oz St. Germain, and 2 1/4 oz lime) would not work. We would also prefer an amount of ginger beer instead of "fill the glass", as people's glasses are different. Finally, Kindred Cocktails assumes people are going to use fresh lime juice and other high quality ingredients.

Thanks,

Zachary

Ninth Circle commented on 3/12/2017:

Really nice drink for a beautiful spring day in San Francisco. And I don't even like ginger beer all that much...thanks for sharing....

 

Lavender Bee

2 oz Jalapeño tequila, Tanteo (Or infuse your own, see notes.)
2 oz Lavender Honey Syrup (Homemade, see notes)
2 oz Lime juice
2 ds Peach bitters, Fee Brothers Peach
Instructions

Shake and strain into an ice filled parfait glass. Garnish with a sprig of fresh lavender.

Notes

The original directions call for making the Lavender Honey Syrup from scratch, but I just use equal parts Lavender Honey and very hot water. Stir till dissolved. A very popular drink during summer at the restaurant. Also hard to come by the Tanteo Jalapeno Tequila so we infused our own with 2 whole jalapenos added to 2 bottles of good quality Tequila. Remove the jalapenos after 4 days as they start to pickle and the Tequila can get a little too spicy.

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Creator
Adam Landsman
Source reference

Market Watch Magazine, May 2011

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sjdiaz21 commented on 1/03/2012:

Oh, I can see how it would seem to be 2 drinks since most cocktails seem to be between 3 to 3 1/2 or so ounces. It's 1 drink, a pretty tall one. When we serve this at the restaurant we put it in a 14 oz Pilsner glass packed with ice. I believe from the picture in the original magazine the Parfait glass was around that size. Hope that clears it up.

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