Venus and Cupid

1 ? Egg white
1 1⁄2 oz Reposado Tequila, Siembra Azul Reposado
3⁄4 oz Aperol
3⁄4 oz Sweet vermouth, Carpano Punt e Mes
1⁄2 oz Grapefruit juice
1 ? Cardamom (Green Pod)
Instructions

Muddle cardamom, then add remaining ingredients, dry shake. Add ice and shake vigorously. Double strain into a chilled coupe glass. Grate fresh cinnamon on top.

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Edixon Caridad, PDT, New York
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  • Needs some lime or something
  • swap 1/4 sweet vermouth for Punch Fantasia
  • I used a mild mezcal instead of tequila. Don't skip the fresh cinnamon. Fantastic mix of spice and fruit.
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Infinite Jest

3⁄4 oz Vodka
3⁄4 oz Zucca
3⁄4 oz Aromatized wine, Cocchi Americano
1⁄2 oz Elderflower liqueur, St. Germain
3⁄4 oz Lime juice
Instructions

Combine in a cocktail shaker with ice, shake vigorously and strain into a chilled coupe.

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Greg Buttera, Sable, Chicago
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  • Not bad, not great, not sour or sweet
  • Not bad, but tastes mostly like zucca, not a keeper for me — ★★★
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laerm commented on 1/09/2016:

I don't know how, but this is the most painfully sour cocktail I've ever had. My jaw cramped up.

madesai commented on 4/25/2020:

Used Maurin Quina when I could not find Zucca, and preferred it. 

Purgatory

2 1⁄2 oz Rye, Rittenhouse
3⁄4 oz Bénédictine
3⁄4 oz Herbal liqueur, Green Chartreuse
Instructions

Stir with ice and strain into a chilled coupe. Garnish with a lemon twist.

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Ted Kilgore, Taste, St. Louis
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  • Worse than Pious Hand Grenade and the Wry Monk
  • Make 3oz 2, .5, .5
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Zachary Pearson commented on 12/28/2011:

Made this tonight, but with an attempt to scale it down - I prefer my cocktails much closer to 3 oz than 4. I see what Mr. Kilgore was trying to do here - there's a commonality to rye, Benedictine and Green Chartreuse in that they're all green aromas and flavors. So mine was more like 2 oz/.5/.5, and it needed..... something. I tossed to mint in to the stirring pitcher, and that helped somewhat. Maybe some Fernet would be helpful to dry it out, as in the Monk's Revenge? 

Thanks,

Zachary

MOJO1229 commented on 3/18/2017:


Like the 1st commentor, I, too, prefer a 3 oz cocktail rather than a 4 oz one. However, I made "Purgatory" using the given recipe because my mind said "yes, this will be a great drink." And it is, although the combination of Benedictine and Green Chartruse overshadow the Rittenhouse Rye--which should be no surprise. If I were to reduce the size of this drink, I would start by reducing each ingredient by 1/4 oz, and adjusting according to taste. But do keep the lemon twist! The challenge when reducing the size of this drink is to keep a balance of the ingredients' taste, but also, if possible, to bring out the rye, so that it is more prominent.

MacKinnon

2 oz Drambuie
1⁄2 oz Light rum, Cruzan Aged Light
1⁄2 oz Lemon juice
1⁄2 oz Lime juice
3 oz Seltzer water
1 sli Lime (as garnish)
Instructions

Build in a highball glass, top with seltzer, stir gently, garnish

Notes

Michael Bowers, Modern Bar, Boise adds 2 dashes Peychaud's bitters

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Unknown. Possibly an in-house Drambuie mixologist
Source reference

http://www.esquire.com/drinks/mackinnon-drink-recipe#wondrich

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  • I'm not a huge fan of Drambuie, but this was a wonderful sour. I used dark rum and Peychaud's. Update: second time around even better. white rum with dark, no bitters
  • Refreshing. A Sprite for grown-ups. The optional Peychaud's dashes are a must I think, for depth. — ★★★★
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Dan commented on 9/29/2012:

Moderated in response to a request from Michael Bowers to clarify that he didn't create the drink, but rather only added the bitters. Also increased the Drambuie to correspond to David Wondrich's recipe in Esquire.

sjdiaz21 commented on 9/30/2012:

Thanks Dan, honestly, I don't remember where I first read this recipe that cited Michael Bowers to it.....I am usually careful before naming the creator. My apologies Michael.

kc59 commented on 12/09/2013:

Shake with crushed ice, strain into collins glass with a few ice cubes. Then top with club soda.

Jezebel Sling

1 ? Prosecco
1 oz Gin
1⁄2 oz Crème Yvette
1⁄4 oz Herbal liqueur, Yellow Chartreuse
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
1⁄4 oz Grenadine
Instructions

Combine gin, lemon juice, Creme Yvette, Chartreuse, and grenadine in a shaker tin with ice, shake vigorously and strain into an ice filled highball glass. Top with Prosecco and a orange twist.

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Smoky Grove

2 oz Scotch, Compass Box Peat Monster
1⁄2 oz Sweet vermouth, Carpano Antica Formula
1⁄2 oz Dry vermouth, Dolin
1 ds Bitters, Angostura
1 ds Orange bitters (50/50 blend of Regans and Angostura orange)
1 twst Orange peel (flamed)
Instructions

Stir, strain, coupe, garnish

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Unknown
Creator
Jonathan Pogash
Source reference

The PDT Cocktail Book

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  • Smokey, peaty, slightly sweet. For the scotch lover. After dinner drink, something that helps you reflect on the day that just past.
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Cucumberous

1 1⁄2 oz Gin, Magellan Blue
3⁄4 oz Elderflower liqueur, St. Germain
3⁄4 oz Cucumber (juice it! JUST THE JUICE!)
1⁄4 oz Lime juice
1⁄4 oz Simple syrup (infused with rosemary)
2 ds Orange bitters
Instructions

Shake with ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

Garnish with cucumber slices.

Notes

Post Prohibition are hoping to launch their own range of bitters soon - home-made bitters recipes are already available on their site, but take a good month or so to prepare!

Picture of Cucumberous
2010 Post Prohibition
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2010
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Creator
Josh Sullivan
Source reference

http://postprohibition.com/recipes/cucumberous/

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The Briar Patch

1 1⁄2 oz Apple brandy, Lairds
3⁄4 oz Rye, Old Overholt
1⁄2 oz Sweet vermouth, Cinzano Rosso
1⁄4 oz Cynar
12 dr Celery bitters, Bittermens Orchard Street Celery Shrub
1 ds Rhubarb bitters, Fee Brothers
Instructions

Stir and strain into a goblet. Garnish with an orange twist.

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Scott Diaz, Seattle, WA
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The Soother

1⁄2 t Simple syrup (Or agave nectar)
1 oz Cognac
1 oz Jamaican rum
1⁄2 oz Orange Curaçao
1⁄2 ? Lemon (Juice of)
1 t Apple juice
Instructions

Shake and strain into a goblet. Garnish with a fancy lemon twist.

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Vintage Spirits and Forgotten Cocktails by Ted Haigh

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A.B.C. Cocktail

1 oz Tawny port
1 oz Cognac, Courvoisier
1⁄4 oz Maraschino Liqueur, Luxardo
1⁄6 oz Cane syrup
7 lf Mint
1 twst Lemon peel (as garnish)
1 Maraschino cherry (as garnish)
Instructions

Put torn mint and other ingredients in a shaker with ice. Shake and fine strain into a small stemmed glass. Garnish.

Notes

This is a classic cocktail with an unknown origin that combines port and cognac with a delicate and fresh sense of mint leaves..

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Source reference

https://www.diffordsguide.com/cocktails/recipe/4/abc-cocktail

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Zachary Pearson commented on 2/03/2012:

Walter,

I'm wondering if you found this at Difford's Guide - they call for 1 shot each (= 1.5 oz) of Cognac and Tawny Port, 1 shot of simple (I think this is probably wrong and should be 1 dash simple), and 1/4 shot (= 1/3 oz) Maraschino, with 7 mint leaves. Please let me know and I'll correct it.

Thanks,

Zachary

Craig E commented on 7/27/2019:

Curated to change ingredients as at updated Diffard's link and to paraphrase instructions. Thanks @lumnaya

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