Royal Smile

1 oz Gin
1 oz Apple brandy
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
3⁄4 oz Grenadine
2 sli Apple (as garnish)
Instructions

Combine with cracked ice and shake for 10-12 seconds. Strain into a chilled cocktail coupe, and garnish with two thin slices of apple on the edge of the glass.

History

Adapted from The Artistry of Mixing Drinks, by Frank Meier, 1934

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Authenticity
Altered recipe
Creator
Shlomo M. Godder, Dutch Kills, New York, New York (USA)
Source reference

http://looka.gumbopages.com/2011/03/25/royal-smile-cocktail/

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Average rating
4.5 stars
(20 ratings)
From other users
  • The drink is great. It wasn't too boozy or too sweet. I used Plymouth Navy Strength, Laird's Bonded apple brandy, and homemade grenadine. Will make again!
  • Used Laird's Applejack. A touch sweet, but delicious. Like drinking a fresh cut apple. The gin just comes in on the background and gives a nice body to the drink. (I used beefeater).
  • Good - a bit sweet. Maybe lower grenadine or use homemade grenadine (used store). Used MOBO Apple Brandy 95P w/ Kirkland gin. — ★★★★
  • Refreshing.
  • With Laird's 100°, a bit boozy, but tasty. — ★★★★
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dustinw84 commented on 9/07/2020:

I keep coming back to this one as we transition into fall. So good! I cut the grenadine to 1/2 and I think it's improved, for my taste.

Bon Vivant

1 1⁄2 oz Rye, Rittenhouse 100
1 3⁄4 oz Sweet vermouth, Dolin
1⁄2 oz Orange liqueur, Grand Marnier
3 ds Bitters, Angostura
Instructions

Stir. Serve up with a lemon twist.

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Authenticity
Unknown
Creator
Employees Only, NY
Curator rating
Not yet rated
Average rating
3.5 stars
(14 ratings)
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nsmith3702 commented on 1/13/2017:

Solid drink. I would cut back the sweet vermouth to an ounce, though.

Bywater

1 3⁄4 oz Añejo rum, Cruzan Single Barrel
3⁄4 oz Herbal liqueur, Green Chartreuse
1⁄2 oz Averna
1⁄4 oz Falernum, Velvet Falernum
Instructions

Stir and strain

Yields Drink
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Chris Hannah, Arnaud's French 75 Bar, NOLA
Source reference

http://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/bywater-cocktail-cocktails-2009

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Average rating
4 stars
(13 ratings)
From other users
  • Made w/ Hamilton 114, Olympia, Amer Boudreau, homemade falernum, & the bitters mentioned in @yarm's comment. Pretty hardcore & quite bitter. Like a darker Kingston Negroni. A kind of drink I wound up enjoying but not sure my friends would.
  • Used Flor de Cana. Added 0.25 oz lime - try 0.5 oz to reduce sweetness.
  • 3* as presented; 4* with Yarm's version.
  • lime maybe try lemon
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christina in tacoma commented on 9/18/2011:

.25 oz lime made this more to my taste. I didn't have the suggested rum, used Rhum Barbancourt 8 yr.

mahastew commented on 1/12/2012:

Lime would definitely help; it needs acid and tartness. All I can really taste is the Chartreuse; the Averna is basically buried. I give it 4/5 mainly because I love Chartreuse to death.

Filaw commented on 9/22/2013:

I agree. I tried it as written. Blech. Too harsh. I added the 1/4 oz lime. Mmmmh marvelous. And it was so little citrus it just elevated it while still leaving it to feel like a spirits driven drink.

lesliec commented on 4/29/2014:

This works really well with a liqueur made from bay leaves or seeds in place of the Charteuse, if you can find (or make) one.
Green Chartreuse may be too strong - try yellow?

laerm commented on 6/25/2018:

I too did a lime-tartness thing, but I didn't want to add too much to it, so I used lime bitters and acid phosphate. Pretty good.

Robbyfresh commented on 7/25/2020:

Several references online quote Chris Hannah as saying his preferred rum for this is Plantation OFTD, which would make for quite a different drink than with the Cruzan. Furthermore, he calls for Amer Picon, but says that Averna makes a good substitute. To confuse it more, some references have the amounts for Chartreuse and Picon/Averna flipped. 

yarm commented on 7/25/2020:

A few of Chris Hannah's recipe have drifted over the years such as the Rebennack. This would not have been invented with OFTD since it had not been invented. This is the one I sourced from Under the Table: A Dorothy Parker Cocktail Guide and wrote about here: https://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2015/06/bywater-cocktail.html

1 3/4 oz Aged Rum, 3/4 oz Picon, 1/2 oz Green Chartreuse, 1 tsp Falernum, 2 dash Peychaud's Bitters, 2 dash Orange Bitters. Stir with ice and strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with a cherry.

Craig E commented on 3/29/2024:

For the record, Punch has the ingredients as:

  • 1 3/4 oz aged rum
  • 3/4 oz Averna
  • 1/2 oz Green Chartreuse
  • 1/4 oz Velvet Falernum
  • 2 dashes each Peychaud's and Regans'

Express and discard orange twist; garnish with cherry. 

 

2 Cents

1 oz Mezcal
1⁄2 oz Sweet vermouth, Carpano Antica Formula
1⁄2 oz Applejack, Lairds
1⁄4 oz White Crème de Cacao
1 bsp Fernet Branca
1 ds Bitters, Bittermens Xocolatl Mole
Instructions

Stir and Strain.

Notes

Approximation of the 2 Cents Cocktail from Mayahuel

Yields Drink
Year
2011
Authenticity
Altered recipe
Creator
Mayahuel, NYC
Source reference

http://www.thespeakista.com/2013/08/the-2-cents-cocktail-redux-ok-so-i-…

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Average rating
4 stars
(16 ratings)
From other users
  • Really nice, boozy drink with complex notes. Used Ilegal Joven and Hiram Walker Creme de Cacao. Could be interesting to try w/ ancho chili infused vermouth or creme de cacao.
  • Both versions are good, but I prefer the second.
  • Substituted liberally: Punt e Mes and Amaro Nardini for the Creme de Cacao (which adds a hint of mint). Good. The vanilla of the Carpano Antica and true chocolate might be better; not sure.
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Dan commented on 3/25/2012:

I have written the restaurant in the hopes of getting an authentic recipe. I did make this with, uh, liberal substitutions -- Punt e Mes for the Carpano Antica and Amaro Nardini for Creme de Cacao. I enjoyed the cocktail, although I would reduce the Mezcal to keep the smoke in balance, and I can see that more chocolate would be good. Still, a complex and entertaining drink, even with my approximation.

ShakeAndDestroy commented on 6/19/2013:

I've actually gone and asked specifically about this recipe.

1 oz. Mezcal, 1/2 oz. Applejack, 1/2 oz. Carpano Antica, 1/4 oz. Creme de Cacao, Barspoon Fernet Branca, dash of Xocolate Mole

J.S-g. commented on 11/20/2016:

Made this using the recipe from Mayahuel, as quoted in the comment above, and really liked it. Will make again. 

Zachary Pearson commented on 11/20/2016:

I curated this to conform with the newly cited link, which seems like it's closer to the actual recipe than the one we had.  Thanks,  Zachary

Tantris Sidecar

1 1⁄4 oz Cognac, Courvoisier (VS)
1⁄2 oz Calvados
1⁄2 oz Triple sec, Cointreau
1⁄2 oz Lemon juice
1⁄2 oz Simple syrup
1⁄4 oz Pineapple juice
1⁄4 oz Herbal liqueur, Green Chartreuse
1 twst Lemon peel (expressed)
Instructions

Shake, strain, straight up, cocktail glass half-rimmed with sugar, express lemon peel, garnish.

Yields Drink
Year
2009
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Audrey Saunders, Pegu Club, New York, NY
Source reference

http://www.imbibemagazine.com/Tantris-Sidecar

Curator rating
5 stars
Average rating
4 stars
(30 ratings)
From other users
  • I went in expecting to love this one but it struck me as overworked and overly sweet.
  • 20200112 G.B. Fookes VSOP Champagne Cognac, Chateau du Breuil Calvados Pays d'Auge, Cointreau — ★★★★★
  • need to try
  • 1/15/18: Had to substitute Lairds bonded apple brandy and PF dry curaçao. Would reduce simple syrup next time. Might try Benedictine in place of the Chartreuse, similar to the Honeymoon.
  • Outstanding -- nice and refreshing but also complex -- the interplay of the cognac, calvados, and chartreuse is like an oblique curve that delivers you to the pineapple and lemon.
  • Actually better than a sidecar — ★★★★
  • Subbed pineapple syrup for pineapple juice and simple. Phenomenally delicious.
  • Deliciously complex and deep. Nicely balanced. Made with orange sub'd for pineapple. — ★★★★
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mahastew commented on 11/04/2011:

REALLY good. Was tempted to dock half a star due to labor intensity, but couldn't do it. ✯✯✯✯✯

Mixin In Ansley commented on 11/06/2023:

I agree. A bit fussy on the front end, but distinctive and complete when all is said and done. I taste the booze and all the other notes that wrap it like a beautiful Pucci scarf.

The Long Stem Rose

1⁄4 oz Rose water (as rinse)
1⁄2 oz Elderflower liqueur, St. Germain
3⁄4 t Peychaud's Bitters
3⁄4 t Bitters, Stirrings Blood Orange
3⁄4 t Grapefruit bitters, Fee Brothers Grapefruit
3⁄4 t Peach bitters, Fee Brothers Peach
2 oz Sparkling white wine (approx)
1 twst Lemon peel (as garnish)
Instructions

Rinse the glass with the rose water. Add bitters and St. Germain to glass and stir. Top with chilled sparkling wine and garnish.

Yields Drink
Year
2011
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
732 Social, Louisville, Kentucky
Source reference

Imbibe Magazine, March/April 2011, page 24

Curator rating
Not yet rated
Average rating
4 stars
(1 rating)
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Barrittster

2 oz Apple brandy
1⁄2 oz Campari
1⁄2 oz Aperol
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
2 oz Ginger beer, Barritt's
1 twst Lemon peel (as garnish)
Instructions

Shake first 4 ingredients with ice, strain into ice-filled highball glass, top with ginger beer, stir gently, garnish.

History

Created for the Barritts cocktail contest, 2011.

Barrittster
©2011 Kindred Cocktails
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Year
2011
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Dan Chadwick, Kindred Cocktails
Curator rating
Not yet rated
Average rating
3.5 stars
(15 ratings)
From other users
  • Delicious tart and tasty and spicy. Perfect tall drink
  • Spicy and complex, but tall enough to still be refreshing. An interesting blend of tropical and New England fruit flavors. — ★★★★★
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The Brotherhood

1 1⁄2 oz Irish whiskey, Michael Collins
3⁄4 oz Orange liqueur, Grand Marnier
3⁄4 oz Bénédictine
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
1 twst Lemon peel
Instructions

Add all the ingredients to a shaker and fill with ice. Shake, and strain into a chilled coupe glass. Twist a piece of lemon peel over the top and drop into the drink.

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Authenticity
Unknown
Creator
Charles Joly
Source reference

http://liquor.com/cocktails/the-brotherhood/

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3.5 stars
(10 ratings)
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  • Perfectly proportioned. Used Kilbeggan.
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drinkingandthinking commented on 5/01/2019:

Only a handful of cocktails I give 2 stars to, and I think it has something to do about Benedictine and lemon that just doesn't work for me. It's just a really weird taste with the sour first followed by strong herbal. Not pleasant, but maybe it's just me...

Mixin In Ansley commented on 11/27/2023:

Like a gold cup at Mory’s in New Haven. Used Green Spot and Grand Marnier

Red Maple

1 1⁄2 oz Jamaican rum, Smith & Cross
3⁄4 oz Grapefruit juice
3⁄4 oz Maple syrup (maybe less – to taste)
2 ds Peychaud's Bitters
Instructions

Shake well with ice, strain into chilled cocktail glass.

Notes

1/2 oz of maple syrup was plenty to my taste, may want even less.

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Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Jackson Cannon, Eastern Standard, Boston
Source reference

http://www.cocktailchronicles.com/2010/12/16/6030-34-36-in-praise-of-ho…

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3 stars
(6 ratings)
From other users
  • Yeah, 1/2 oz. maple is still too much. I have to wonder if the original recipe intended to spec 3/4 oz. maple syrup *syrup*. — ★★★
  • Try 1/4 sugar next time, good but sweet
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Orange Angelus

1⁄2 oz Brandy
3⁄4 oz Orange liqueur, Cointreau
1⁄2 oz Vodka
1⁄2 oz Lemon juice
1 ds Orange bitters, Angostura Orange
4 oz Champagne (Brut preffered)
Instructions

Fill mixing glass halfway with ice. Stir all but champagne in mixing glass. Top with champagne. Serve in large champagne flute with an orange slice as a garnish if desired

Yields Drink
Year
2010
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Redface
Source reference

http://redfacery.blogspot.com/2010/10/bubbly-cocktails.html

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Not yet rated
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4.5 stars
(8 ratings)
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