Little Giuseppe

2 oz Sweet vermouth, Carpano Punt e Mes
2 oz Cynar
1 bsp Lemon juice
6 ds Orange bitters, Angostura Orange
1 pn Salt
Instructions

Build in a highball glass, stir with large ice, then add more ice if needed and a pinch of coarse salt to a large ice cube or top of ice ball above the surface of the liquid

Notes

Salt is supposed to slowly make its way into drink as the ice melts. Bears a striking resemblance to the Search for Delicious.

History

Supposedly was created through a game of telephone with some top cocktailers

YieldsDrink
Year
2009
Authenticity
Unknown
Creator
Misty Kalkofen, Drink, Boston, MA
Source reference

http://thirdcoastcocktails.wordpress.com/2010/05/06/hey-bartender-misty…

Curator rating
5 stars
Average rating
4 stars
(11 ratings)
From other users
  • A little plain,
  • I definitely prefer the Search for Delicious proportions. — ★★★★
  • I add a thick peel of orange in addition to the lemon. — ★★★★
  • Was introduced to me by Scott Holliday at Rendezvous in Cambridge, MA
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Dan commented on 1/13/2015:

Curated to combine with nearly identical Bitter Giuseppe, which omits the salt and has 6 dashes of Regans' Orange Bitters.

NY Times credits Chicago's Stephen Cole for the Bitter Giuseppe. The thirdcoast blog doesn't say whether Misty "created" the variant on this page. Given that she describes a "game of telephone", I suspect Cole's may have come first. It was printed in Rogue/Beta Cocktails. My copy of that went missing, but the NY Times version has a bit less sweet vermouth (which I prefer), though they use Carpano Antica.

Because The Search for Delicious (nearly identical to Little Giuseppe) is an explicit riff on the Bitter Giuseppe (created by one of the authors of Beta after he samples the BG), I suspect that the mod team should have kept the BG instead of the LG.

In any case: the three cocktails are each fantastic and I'd likely find it challenging to really pick one out of a lineup.

yarm commented on 10/18/2022:

Both the Little Giuseppe and Bitter Giuseppe were created in 2009 with the Little Giuseppe being crafted at Drink in Boston.

Gypsy Cocktail

2 oz Vodka
1 oz Bénédictine
1 ds Bitters, Angostura
Instructions

Stir and serve up.

YieldsDrink
Year
1930s
Authenticity
Unknown
Creator
adapted from Esquire Drink Book, 1956
Source reference

Imbibe Magazine

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2 stars
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  • Not great as listed. Added 0.5 oz Campari. Bittersweet with spicy finish, but Ben. kinda getting lost. Fiddling.
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Made this and thought it was disgusting--too sweet and no complexity. Added maybe a little less than an ounce of bourbon to one and rye to the other and it was actually pretty good.

Matu commented on 11/22/2016:

Made a 1/2 scale recipe of this one.  It is very sweet. Used two dashes Angostura.  It was pretty spicy, kind of reminded me of cinnamon cough syrup or something. It probably needs a little something to take some of the sweet edge off of it to be really good, but it was alright.  Might play around with it some more.

Chrysanthemum

2 oz Dry vermouth
1 oz Bénédictine
3 ds Absinthe
Instructions

Serve up with an orange twist.

Notes

Adjust Benedictine depending on preferred sweetness

History

This is a variation of the Chrysanthemum Cocktail, first published in 1916 in Hugo Ensslin's "Recipes for Mixed Drinks". Ensslin uses equal parts vermouth and Benedictine and 2-3 dashes of absinthe.

YieldsDrink
Year
1930
Authenticity
Altered recipe
Source reference

Savoy Cocktail Book, pg. 47

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Not yet rated
Average rating
4 stars
(20 ratings)
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  • Interesting! Made 2:1 instead of the PDT version. ¼ Absinthe will overpower the drink
  • Found this much too sweet, even with benedictine reduced. Was improved by adding some Peychaud bitters, but wouldn't make it again. — ★★
  • I like with 3/4 Benedictine.
  • 1/3/19: From Cocktail Codex, made with 2.5 oz dry vermouth, 0.5 oz Benedictine, 1 tsp absinthe, orange twist. Less or no absinthe might be worth trying.
  • 3/4 Benedictine worked well, and light on the absinthe is good. Light, approachable, good.
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This and a duplex are both great ways to use up dry vermouth. Other herbal liqueurs work as well as benedictine, and you can easily adjust proportions to taste. I'm not a big absinthe fan so I usually just add whatever bitters I'm in the mood for instead.

PDT makes this with only a quarter ounce of Bénédictine. I find a half ounce to be a happy medium.

Bamboo

1 1⁄2 oz Amontillado Sherry
1 1⁄2 oz Dry vermouth, Noilly Prat
2 ds Orange bitters
1 ds Bitters, Angostura
1 twst Lemon peel
Instructions

Stir, serve up with twist as garnish.

YieldsDrink
Year
1890s
Authenticity
Unknown
Creator
Louis Eppinger, Grand Hotel, Yokohama, Japan
Source reference

Saveur Issue #113

Curator rating
5 stars
Average rating
3 stars
(11 ratings)
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  • Sub pineau for sherry
  • Nice dry aperitif
  • Usually use the recipe from Cocktail Hour
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PGman commented on 11/24/2022:

I find it much more balanced using blanc vermouth, because using dry vermouth makes it too astringent for my taste.

The Addington (aka Red and White)

1 1⁄2 oz Dry vermouth
1 1⁄2 oz Sweet vermouth
1 ds Orange bitters
1 twst Lemon peel (as garnish)
Instructions

Stir with ice. Serve up or over ice, with a twist of lemon.

History

Didn't include the orange bitters. That's a Paul Clarke addition.

YieldsDrink
Year
1930s
Authenticity
Unknown
Source reference

Savoy Cocktail Book

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Oh Noni No

1 oz Aromatized wine, Cocchi Americano
1 oz Amaro Nonino
2 oz Seltzer water
1 sli Lemon (coin)
Instructions

Stir, strain, rocks, top with seltzer, squeeze and drop coin, stir gently

YieldsDrink
Year
2011
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Dan Chadwick, Kindred Cocktails
Curator rating
Not yet rated
Average rating
3.5 stars
(7 ratings)
From other users
  • One of my better low-alcohol creations. Amaro Nonino is 35% alcohol, so it is not as low as others. — ★★★★
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This is becoming a staple, as it is simple, and cuts the sweetness of the Nonino without covering any of the flavors. I've used other amari with success as well. Thanks for this.

Planter's Punch (Spiced Rum)

2 oz Spiced Rum, Old New Orleans Cajun Spice (if possible)
1 oz Trinidad rum, Scarlet Ibis
1 oz Grenadine
1 oz Lime juice
1⁄2 oz Lemon juice
1⁄4 oz Campari (or 1/2 oz Aperol)
1 ds Bitters, Angostura
1 ds Bitters, Fee Brothers Whiskey Barrel Aged
1 ds Cardamom bitters, Scrappy's Cardamom (if available)
Instructions

Shake w/ ice, dump into a glass. Grate a bit of nutmeg on the top, or not. Drink. Repeat (often).

YieldsDrink
Year
2010
Authenticity
Unknown
Creator
Davis_Sq_Pro, Chowhound
Source reference

http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/758083#6201948

Curator rating
Not yet rated
Average rating
4 stars
(1 rating)
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Pay Day

1 1⁄2 oz Rhum Agricole, Clément
2 oz Orange liqueur, Clément Créole Shrubb
1 oz Elderflower liqueur, St. Germain
3 oz Ginger beer, Barritt's
1 bsp Simple syrup
2 wdg Lime
4 sli Strawberry
Instructions

Muddle limes, strawberries, simple syrup.

Then add Rhum Agricole, St. Germain and Clement Creole Shrubb.

Shake and strain into chilled coupe glass.

Top off with Barritt's Ginger Beer.

Garnish with lime wheel.

Notes

I came up with this cocktail because I really like Rhum Clement's lineup and I also like their company. I was having trouble coming up with a good match for our ginger beer until this cocktail. The Rhum Agricole stands out beautifully, but mixes well with strong-tasting flavors like strawberry and ginger beer.

History

Originally, I used Stirrings' Key Lime syrup in this and still prefer it over simple syrup. However, key lime syrup is hard to find, so simple syrup is an acceptable substitute.

YieldsDrink
Year
2010
Authenticity
Unknown
Creator
Paul Imbesi, Barritt's Ginger Beer Brand Manager, Philadelphia. First tried at The Rum Bar's "Rum on the River" event in Philadelphia
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Not yet rated
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4.5 stars
(2 ratings)
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  • Made with Barbancourt 8yr rhum, mint simple syrup and Reeds extra ginger beer. Very complex blend of flavors. I know it "makes 2" but I guess I'm drinking for 2 ;) — ★★★★★
  • makes 2
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Tijuana Trick

2 oz Reposado Tequila
3⁄4 oz Orange juice
3⁄4 oz Lime juice
1⁄2 oz Simple syrup
1⁄2 oz Elderflower liqueur
3⁄4 oz Egg white
Instructions

Dry shake, shake another 10 seconds with ice, serve in an old-fashioned glass.

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Authenticity
Unknown
Creator
Dave Whitton
Source reference

Villains Tavern, LA

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Not yet rated
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4 stars
(10 ratings)
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  • Mild, frothy, easy drinking, like a mild Margarita or Pisco sour. I used 1/4 oz simple and thought it was sweet enough. — ★★★★★
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Frothy and refreshing. Heavy on the tequila, but i like that. Like the previous commenter, i went with 1/4 oz Simple Syrup and found it plenty sweet. The St. Germaine (elderflower liqueur) gets a little over powered by the other ingredients so I'd maybe take that out and up the simple syrup back up to 1/2 an ounce. Fresh orange juice is quite sweet itself so that not a lot more sweetner is needed beyond that for my taste.

This was a light and pleasant drink, but I felt like the orange juice and elderflower were a bit at odds with each other. (I did have to use store-bought OJ rather than fresh-squeezed.) Like the previous reviewer I used just ¼ oz of simple syrup and wouldn't have wanted it sweeter. 

Boston Apothecary 3

1 oz Old Tom Gin, Ransom
1 oz Amontillado Sherry, Lustau Dry Amontillado
1 oz Sweet vermouth, Carpano Antica Formula
1 t Kirschwasser
Instructions

Stir, strain, straight up, cocktail glass

YieldsDrink
Year
2011
Authenticity
Unknown
Creator
Boston Apothecary, eGullet
Source reference

http://egullet.org/p1779562

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Not yet rated
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4 stars
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  • Luxardo Maraschino instead of Kirschwasser - 1/4 oz. Garnished with brandied cherry. Served over large rock.
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