Ramona

2 oz Vodka
1 oz Apple cider (fresh pressed if available)
1⁄2 oz Simple syrup
1⁄2 ? Lemon (or lime)
5 lf Sage
Instructions

Gently muddle sage with lemon juice. Add ice and all other ingredients. Shake. Martini glass. Sage leaf garnish

Notes

Crowd pleaser. Simple enough for folks not necessarily into cocktails. Interesting enough for folks who are

History

Had this drink at reception catered by www.drinksf.com. Fall 2009? They called it an apple/sage martini but other than it being served in a martini glass and being delicious, it is nothing like a martini.

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Drinksf.com
Source reference

on the back of the caterer's biz card

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  • Because the main liquor is vodka, the sage comes through, which is pleasant. Also, we had no apple cider, so we used applejack, which made it slightly less applely.
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The 'Cue

1 1⁄2 oz Overproof rum, Wray & Nephew Overproof
3⁄4 oz Pineapple syrup (Smoked)
1⁄4 oz Yuzu juice
1⁄2 oz Lime juice
2 ds Hot sauce, Tabasco
1 ds Absinthe
1 sli Lime
Instructions

Shake and double-strain into coupe. Garnish with lime wheel.

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2011
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Creator
Adam Schuman, Fatty 'Cue, Brooklyn, NY
Source reference

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jK5vtqDmPM&feature=related

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Le Jacques Strap

2 oz Gin, Plymouth
3⁄4 oz Elderflower liqueur, St. Germain
1⁄4 oz Crème Yvette
2 ds Herbal liqueur, Green Chartreuse
2 ds Orange bitters
1 twst Lemon peel
Instructions

Stir 50 times. Strain into coupe. Garnish with lemon twist.

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Philip Pepperdine, Fatty 'Cue, Brooklyn, NY
Source reference

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvJWEOeovG8&feature=channel_video_title

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  • Also works with a Champagne float — ★★★★★
  • Gin- sweet, bitter? herbal?
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Green Jacket

1 1⁄2 oz Cynar
1⁄2 oz Ginger liqueur, Canton
1⁄2 oz Pineapple juice
1⁄2 oz Lemon juice
1 ds Celery bitters, Scrappy's Celery
1 oz Ginger beer
Instructions

Shake, strain, highball, rocks, top with ginger beer, stir gently, straw, garnish with bitters. Original uses housemade ginger liqueur.

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2011
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Creator
Whistler, Chicago
Source reference

http://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2011/06/green-jacket.html

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  • good but was expecting something more refreshing. I had a reading comprehension fail with the bitters so will try again and possibly rerate.
  • Wonderfully complex and gingery.
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Esprit d'Escalier

3⁄4 oz Bourbon, Eagle Rare 10
3⁄4 oz Aperol
3⁄4 oz Grapefruit juice (Pink)
3⁄4 oz Amaro Nonino
Instructions

Shake with ice. Strain into coupe.

History

A Paper Plane variation, substituting grapefruit for lemon juice.

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2010
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Creator
Kevin Martin, Eastern Standard, Boston MA, based on the Paper Plane by Sam Ross, Milk and Honey, New York, NY
Source reference

http://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2010/12/esprit-descalier.html

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  • I agree with the others. Overly sweet and bordering on insipid.
  • I like this because I love grapefruit. But I think this drink is too soft, needs more edge or grip...
  • Very smooth and easy drinking. Made with Vecchio Amaro. Maybe a tad sweet.
  • Made with Ramazzotti. Refreshing and easy-drinking. — ★★★★★
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Dan commented on 11/07/2011:

Curated to show the origin of this riff.

sevyryelsdorn commented on 1/12/2020:

Disappointing. I tried this with three different amari to see whether that could improve it, but I found it pretty insipid.

Aperol '86

3⁄4 oz Aperol
3⁄4 oz Triple sec, Cointreau
3⁄4 oz Dry vermouth
1 sli Strawberry
Instructions

Shake and strain into coupe. Garnish with strawberry.

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  • Added tequila. Used strawberry syrup. Perfectly fine! — ★★★
  • very sweet
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Dan commented on 11/07/2011:

I googled and this drink is all over the web, on every craptail website just about everywhere. Pages and pages. I can't find any reference to where it came from. Has anyone actually had it? With the doubled-up orange flavors and that much sweet for the vermouth to lean out, it doesn't sound promising to me. I also don't understand the logic behind the garnish.

bza commented on 11/07/2011:

I made this last night, but subbed out the aperol, cointreau, and dry vermouth for about 2oz of Willett Rye, and instead of a strawberry garnish, I used nothing.

It was awesome.

boboTjones commented on 4/13/2012:

1.5 ounces strawberry juce, 1/2oz Cinzano Bianco, 1/2oz Aperol, 1/2oz lime juice, 1/2oz Cointreau. Still foul. In a girly vacation sort of way. Needs an umbrella, a whiff of Coppertone and a topless beach.

#47

1 oz Bourbon, Buffalo Trace
1 oz Aperol
1 oz Apple brandy, Lairds
Instructions

Build in rocks glass with 1-2 large cubes nearly filling glass. Stir.

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Creator
Hungry Mother, Cambridge MA
Source reference

http://drinkboston.com/2009/05/01/hungry-mother-47/

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  • Made it in a shaker, stirred, to control dilution in advance of serving up in a cocktail (coupe) glass.
  • Boozy but good! — ★★★★★
  • Didn't have Buffalo Trace, so used Jim Beam. Wil try in the future with BT.
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Dan commented on 11/06/2011:

Curated to reflect source link's instructions: built rather than stirred and strained. Minor point, no doubt.

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Hey man, water is life! :)

Wild Ting

1 1⁄2 oz Bourbon, Buffalo Trace
1⁄2 oz Grapefruit juice
2 ds Hot sauce, Tabasco
1 spl Grapefruit soda, Ting
1 twst Lemon peel
1 spg Mint
Instructions

Stir with ice. Strain into rocks glass over fresh ice. Top with Ting. Garnish with lemon twist and fresh mint.

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English Garden

2 sli English cucumber (8 quarter slices)
1⁄4 oz Lime juice
1⁄4 oz Rich simple syrup 2:1
8 dr Rose water
1⁄4 oz Elderflower liqueur, St. Germain
2 oz Gin, Hendrick's
Instructions

Muddle cucumber, lime, simple syrup and rose water in mixing glass. Add gin and St. Germain. Shake with ice. Strain into chimney glass over fresh ice. Top with tonic. Garnish with very thin slices of cucumber.

Notes

Creme Yvette float is nice, but overkill.

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Venetian Spritz

4 oz Prosecco
1 spl Club soda
2 oz Aperol
1 sli Orange (as garnish)
1 Olive (as garnish)
Instructions

Pour prosecco over ice. Add splash of club soda. Top with Aperol. Garnish with fat slice of orange and a green olive (no pimento).

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Unknown
Creator
Venice
Source reference

http://tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/09/09/case-study-toasting-the-v…

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5 stars
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4 stars
(6 ratings)
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  • Refreshing summer drink
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