Curbside Cider

4 oz Apple cider
1 1⁄2 oz Rye
3⁄4 oz Elderflower liqueur, St. Germain
1⁄4 oz Fernet Branca
Instructions

Heat the cider (about 40 secs in a microwave) in a London dock glass. Add the other ingredients and stir.

Notes

Perfect for cool autumn evenings.

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Unknown
Source reference

Food and Wine Cocktails 2009

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  • 4 oz cider, 2 oz rye, .5 oz St. Germain, .25 oz Fernet
  • Adapted to ratio of 2:1.5:0.5:2 bsp. Shake, strain, up. Fernet Branca menthol palpable, St. Germain elderflower liqueur sweet/tart still prominent but not overbearing, &, with Old Overholt, sufficiently boozy for my taste. — ★★★★
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Not bad, but the Fernet is pretty strong.  There are better cider recipes out there.

Gin Genie

8 lf Mint
1 oz Gin
1 oz Lemon juice
1⁄2 oz Simple syrup
1 cube Crushed ice
1 oz Sloe gin
Instructions

In a highball glass, lightly muddle the mint leaves. Add the gin, lemon juice and Simple Syrup and stir well. Add crushed ice and stir again. Top with more crushed ice and the sloe gin.

Notes

Master bartender Wayne Collins's eye-catching Gin Genie won Drinks International's 2001 Cocktail Challenge. Its name comes from the David Bowie song "The Jean Genie."

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Year
2001
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Wayne Collins
Source reference

http://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/gin-genie-cocktails-2010

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Basil Lime Daiquiri

1⁄2 c Water
1 1⁄2 c Basil
2 t Brown sugar (light)
1 t Lime juice
2 oz Light rum
1⁄2 oz Lime juice
1 spg Basil (as garnish)
1 wdg Lime (as garnish)
Instructions

Simmer water & basil until reduced to 2 1/2 tbsp. Strain, stir in sugar & 1 tsp fresh lime juice. Shake syrup with rum and 1/2 oz more lime, strain, straight up, cocktail glass, garnish.

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Year
2010
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Bernie Sun, ABC Kitchen, New York, NY
Source reference

http://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/basil-lime-daiquiri

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Dan commented on 9/27/2011:

I edited the recipe to correspond to the one in the reference (Food & Wine). The reference's ingredient list neglects the second quantity of lime juice, which the instructions clearly require. I assume the intention is to make a quantity of syrup and store it in the refrigerator, using about 1oz (3 Tbsp) in each cocktail. I also rewrote the instructions to remove any question of copyright infringement.

Requiem for an Old Friend

1 1⁄2 oz Islay Scotch, Bowmore (Legend)
1⁄2 oz Zirbenz Stone Pine Liqueur
1⁄2 oz Dry vermouth, Dolin
1⁄2 oz Sweet vermouth, Carpano Punt e Mes
1 ds Bitters, Boker's
Instructions

Build in lowball over ice, stir

Notes

Sub Fernet if Zirbenz is unavailable. Different flavor, but the same function.

History

Built to honor my dear friend George Sawdy, lover of Scotch, stomper of overgrown trails, sufferer of fool, fighter of inevitability. Simple to make, generous but not extravagant of ingredients, off-beat, and a bit sweet and a bit bitter.

Requiem for an Old Friend (sub Fernet for Zirbenz)
©2011 adrinkerspeace.com. Used with permission.
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Year
2011
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Your original creation
Creator
Dan Chadwick, Kindred Cocktails
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  • Not bad, not amazing, but drinkable and I love peaty scotch. Maybe play with the dry vermouth and sub in something different for that. Fun drink.
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this is a great utilization of zirbenz! what i really enjoy is a bit of a twist: replacing the bowmore with auchentoshan three-wood (a sweeter scotch), bumping up the zirbenz to 3/4, and eliminating the punt e mes.

Dan commented on 5/30/2013:

But other than that, it's the same drink ;) I'll try your variation and remember my friend George.

Blackbeard's Nephew

1 1⁄2 oz Overproof rum, Wray & Nephew Overproof
1⁄2 oz Jamaican rum, Coruba
1 oz Passion fruit juice
1⁄2 oz Lemon juice
1⁄2 oz Simple syrup
1⁄2 oz Falernum
1⁄2 oz Apricot liqueur
2 ds Bitters, Angostura
Instructions

Shake with crushed ice, pour unstrained.

Notes

Inspired by the Blackbeard's Ghost, Blackbeard's Galley ca. 1970's, as chronicled in Jeff Berry's Grog Log.

History

Originally made with commercial sour mix. Eventually saw the light and replaced with fresh lemon juice and simple syrup.

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Year
2009
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Your original creation
Creator
Sunny&Rummy (Jim Masterson)
Melbourne, FL
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Jekyll Island Iced Tea

2 oz Bourbon, Buffalo Trace
1 oz Peach liqueur, Mathilde
1⁄2 oz Lemon juice
1⁄2 oz Blueberry shrub
1⁄4 oz Herbal liqueur, Yellow Chartreuse
2 oz Club soda
Instructions

Shake all ingredients except club soda, strain into Collins glass over a few ice cubes, top with the chilled club soda.

Notes

Strega would be an acceptable substitute for the Yellow Chartreuse.

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Year
2011
Authenticity
Your original creation
Source reference

Blueberry shrub recipe found here: http://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2009/08/blueberry-shrub.html

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Based on our current inventory we used Marie Brizard Apry instead of the peach and it came out great.

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Variation on a Mai Tai

9 oz Light rum
6 oz Gold rum
6 oz Dark rum, Myers's Dark
3 oz Brandy
9 oz Lime juice
6 oz Orange juice
3 oz Pineapple juice (Unsweetened)
3 oz Orgeat (or Amaretto)
4 1⁄2 oz Brown sugar
8 ds Grenadine
Instructions

To each 3 oz. of booze, add 1 dash (“blip”) of grenadine. Mix in the morning, let sit 6-8 hours. Pour over crushed ice in a highball glass – pineapple spear, straw, swizzle stick.

History

A carefully researched and time-tested variation on the Trader Vic's recipe, passed on for generations. This version was first made in 1981.

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Altered recipe
Creator
Old family friend
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  • Scaled the recipe down for a single drink, shaken with crushed ice, open pour, drunk with a straw. Quite tasty actually, and decently balanced. Spirits used: Havana Club 3y, Flor de Caña 7y, Gosling's Black Seal rum, Asbach 8y brandy.
  • Absinthe. Tastes like ma i tai no sugar.
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Poison Dart

2 oz Bourbon, Bulleit
1⁄2 oz Orgeat
1⁄2 oz Lemon juice
1⁄4 oz Cinnamon syrup
1⁄4 oz Cynar
1 ds Orange bitters
1 ds Allspice Dram (about 1/8 oz)
1 twst Orange peel (as garnish)
Instructions

Stir, strain, straight up, cocktail glass

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Year
2010
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Craig Hermann, aka Colonel Tiki
Source reference

http://www.coloneltiki.com/2010/11/04/poison-dart/

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  • With a bit more Cynar, 3.5.
  • Made as described. Delicious and well-balanced. A nice tiki-ish craft feel.
  • Increased lemon to 3/4 oz and sub'd Becherovka for Cinnamon syrup. A nice Tiki drink. Might be better with Rye and maybe more Cyner. — ★★★
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Meh...  This looked great on paper but ended up feeling a bit rough.  The component parts didn't play off each other as much as just seem to be bouncing around in my mouth trying to figure out what they were supposed to taste like.  Yeah, that description may sound a bit weird, but it's not inaccurate.  Maybe this would be better if shaken and served over crushed ice, like a straight-up tiki drink?  As it is, it's a case of the thing just not coming together all that well.

Gin Basil Smash

2 oz Gin, Beefeater
1 oz Lemon juice (1/2 lemon)
2⁄3 oz Simple syrup
20 lf Basil
1 lf Basil (as garnish)
Instructions

Muddle 1/2 lemon with large handful basil, add simple and test for sweetness. Add ice and gin, shake, double strain, rocks-filled frozen old fashioned glass

History

Originally posted as 5cl gin. Updated to reflect video from Le Lion

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Year
2008
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Jörg Meyer, Le Lion, Hamburg, Germany
Source reference

http://ohgosh.tv/episode/gin-basil-smash-le-lion-hamburg-joerg-meyer/

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  • My top-3. Adding 5-10 ml of Suze is a good thing (reduce syrup a bit). — ★★★★★
  • Added a few Thai basil leaves to spice it up a bit.. super tasty drink
  • Very tasty, although the basil and lemon is almost overpowering
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bochi commented on 8/11/2011:

The Gin Basil Smash was created by Jörg Meyer (Le Lion, Hamburg - Germany) in 2008.

Dan commented on 8/11/2011:

Moderated to provide method and reflect gin quantity from oh gosh video.

Padovani (Islay)

2 oz Scotch, Bowmore 12
2⁄3 oz Elderflower liqueur, St. Germain
Instructions

Stir, strain, single large sphere or cube, old fashioned glass

Notes

Diffords suggests Johnnie Walker black 1:1 with St Germain, a very sweet drink. Oh Gosh suggests a highland single malt 3:1. The poster orignally suggested 5:2.

History

Named (perhaps by Difford's) in honor of whiskey lover Xavier Padovani

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Year
2006
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Unknown. From Diffords Guide to Cocktails 7
Source reference

http://ohgo.sh/archive/padovani-glenmorangie-signet-whisky-cocktail/

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  • Made with Bowmore Legend. High taste:effort ratio.
  • I saw this on another site as a 2:1, dash of bitters, lemon peal garnish (elderflower thistle). Trying tonight!
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Dan commented on 8/09/2011:

Moderated to provide instructions and some reference / attribution. Actual creator currently unknown. I'm not sure I understand the odd 5/8 measurement. ohgo.sh used 1-1/2 and 1/2 oz.

Dan,

The Difford's Guide says equal parts "Scotch" and St. Germain. The Ogho.sh article says use 3:1 Glenmorangie Signet (a Highland at $200 a bottle!). This is a little more than 2 1/2 :1, and is using Islay... does anyone have the Difford's Guide and can clarify the brand of Scotch?

Can we also move the 2 1/2:1 and 3:1 versions as variations in the notes?

Thanks,

Zach

Dan commented on 8/11/2011:

I updated the history, clarified the name and changed the ratio to 3:1. This is specified in metric: 6cl:2cl. Kindred Cocktails rounds the 2/3oz that is 2cl to 5/8oz, a more manageable amount for most bartenders to measure.

This is a fantastic rainy day cocktail. I did the 3:1 ratio with the Bowmore 12 and it's very well balanced.

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