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Haut-Medoc

1⁄2 oz Maurin Quina
1⁄4 oz Lemon juice
1 ds Bitters, Bittermens Burlesque (1 dropper-full)
1 twst Lemon peel (Expressed, garnish)
Instructions

Rinse coupe with Creme de Cacao. Shake all ingredients for 20 seconds (you're looking to have a bit more dilution than normal to bring out the woodyness of the Cassis) except garnish and double strain into coupe. Express long twist of lemon peel and rest across the drink.

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Year
2011
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zpearson
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4 stars
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  • Very good! Well Balanced. Great use of some rare ingredients that I happen to have on hand.
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Rob Marais commented on 4/09/2011:

This is really intriguing. I've never seen the Maurin Quina before and will definitely look for it. I'm wondering what would happen if Cherry Heering or Combier Rouge were substituted for the cassis here.


Zachary Pearson commented on 4/09/2011:

I tend to think about cocktail development in terms of flavor or aroma accords. In this cocktail, I was thinking about the bitters first - they're fruity, with a chile spicyness and typical bitter notes. That led me to Cassis, which is fruity + a woody bitterness, which led me to Rye, which has a green, woody bitterness as well. Maurin Quina is cherry + almond + some interesting bitter notes, and the rinse of Creme de Cacao is meant to mimic the 20th Century cocktail, as well as to tie in and harmonize the other flavors, all of which go well with chocolate. This is still in the theoretical phase, as Maurin Quina is a special order only thing where I live ;) 

But to answer your question... I think that other cherry liqueurs might be a good substitition, as long as they have a bitterness to them. You might also want more lemon juice in the cocktail to make up for the loss of acidity in the cherry liqueurs.


Zachary Pearson commented on 4/22/2011:

So I'm busy today. My likker store actually sourced a bottle of Maurin Quina for me, and I made the drink as written (the bitters are dropper instead of dash). I like this, if I do say so myself. It tastes like a good left bank Bordeaux in a weird way, with woody notes forward, cassis and red fruit in the midpalate, then the bitterness of the Maurin Quina mixed with the chile-accented bitters on the finish. I think a bit of extra shaking is a good thing as it brings out the brambly Cassis more.


Viva La Frida

1 1⁄2 oz Mezcal, Del Maguey Vida
1 1⁄4 oz Grapefruit juice
1 ? Orange Mint (about a handful)
Instructions

1. Get your trusty lewis bag and start crushing ice

2. Muddle mint with juice & burnt sugar syrup

3. Add Ice and fill up the whole cup

4. Add Mezcal and Cointreau

Stir it around and garnish with Orange Mint and grapefruit twist

I like to wack the mint on my hand to "wake" up the oils before I garnish about 4-5 sprigs tie the twist around the mint and that also looks nice

Notes

Orange mint is somewhat similar borage ("Real" Pims cup stuff)

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Jamie Walsh, Bar Manager at Stoddard's Fine Food & Ale, Boston MA
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A Royal Union

Instructions

Stir, strain, straight up, cocktail glass

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Year
2010
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Creator
Carrie Cole, Craigie on Main, Cambridge, MA
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3.5 stars
(8 ratings)
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  • Reduce to one dash bitters After dinner
  • Very sweet as written. Added 1 oz Fino sherry, which balanced the sweetness. Next time I'd flip the Averna and Nonino, and reduce the Nux Alpina to 1/4 and add 1/2 oz fino sherry. — ★★
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g28 commented on 3/01/2017:

Quite tasty, but I'd cut the bitters to one dash, otherwise it overwhelms the other ingredients.


December Morn

1 1⁄2 oz Rum, Flor de Caña
1⁄2 oz Apple brandy, Lairds
3⁄4 oz Grenadine
1⁄2 oz Lemon juice
1 pn Cinnamon
Instructions

Dry shake all through egg white. Add ice then shake again. Strain into coupe/martini, garnish with grated cinnamon.

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Jane Danger at El Cobre in New York.
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  • A little sweet but definitely a crowd pleaser.
  • Would make a great Christmas cocktail.
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December 5th Cocktail

Instructions

Shake, strain, serve up, garnished with strip of lemon zest.

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Derek Brown, Columbia Room, Washington, DC
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Smoked Anise

1 Star anise (as garnish)
Instructions

Stir 15 seconds, julep strain, straight up, cocktail glass, garnish with floating star anise.

Notes

"A spicy and smoky drink that would work well at a fall or winter get-together"

History

"This drink was designed for the Marie Brizard 2008 Cocktail Competition just as I was working on new drinks for the fall. I liked the strong Anise flavor I got from Sobieski vodka and highlighted it with the Anisette, which also highlighted the sweetness from the rye in the vodka. To complement it all, I added
just a touch of smoke from Laphroaig and left it at that. The drink is nice and simple with great flavors that are normally challenging in cocktails (anise and smoke)." -- H Joseph Ehrmann

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Year
2008
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
H. Joseph Ehrmann, Elixir, San Francisco, CA
Source reference

http://www.grouprecipes.com/78064/spicy-smoky-anise-martini-cocktail.ht…, correspondence from creator to Kindred Cocktails

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  • 1/4 oz. whiskey
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Dan commented on 3/27/2011:

I have sought confirmation for Elixir about the name, ingredients, history, and attribution for this cocktail. This is obviously not a relative of a true Martini and perhaps has a better name.



Dan commented on 3/29/2011:

H. Joseph Ehrmann kindly wrote back with the original recipe, notes, and an aritcle from November 30, 2008 in the New York Times where it was featured. I have updated the recipe's name, history, date, and reference to reflect these source references.


mokidugway commented on 4/01/2011:

Thanks, Dan, for doing that, and thanks to H. Joseph Ehrmann.


The Sanny

2 oz Bourbon
1 1⁄2 oz Cynar
1 twst Lemon zest (expressed, as garnish)
Instructions

Stir, strain, rocks, lowball, express peel, garnish

Notes

In the fall, is made with rye and house cherry-bark bitters.

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Year
2010
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Creator
Cameron Bogue, Bar Pleiades, The Surrey Hotel, New York, NY
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4 stars
(29 ratings)
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  • Really want to try
  • Solid, touch sweet. I went for Bitter Truth's celery bitters here to get the tea notes which work well. Curious to try Scrappy's for a more up-front celery profile.
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  • Made with fennel bitters. Rich, complex, quite likeable. — ★★★★
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  • Bitter and balanced — ★★★★★
  • The bourbon dilutes the sweetness of the Cynar and Maraschino, but the cocktail is still a bit sweet. There is no acid to moderate the bitterness of the Cynar, so it is solidly bitter-sweet. One dash of Scrappy's Celery bitte — ★★★★
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Neel M commented on 1/25/2013:

This is a perfectly balanced drink. I've been making it with Eagle Rare 10, though will be trying with Weller 107 -- I'm curious to see how it performs with a higher-proof, wheated spirit.


DrunkLab commented on 3/01/2013:

I've made this now with both bourbon and rye. It's an excellent drink in both iterations: spicy, dark, strong, not too sweet (though maybe still too sweet for some), integrated and balanced. The rye version wins by a hair for me as it makes a dryer drink and its spice plays well with the bitters. (not having celery bitters, I went in a different direction and used Dutch's Colonial, which have a woodsy and anise-y character that plays well with Cynar and rye. Not sure whether that changes the cocktail enough to merit a new name.) The rye and Cynar open the sip while the Maraschino lingers in the finish. The rye draws some cool dark cherry notes out of the Cynar and the two together develop an almost cola taste, but an herbal, 19th Century cola. Moderately but pleasurably bitter. Recommended for fans of the New York-themed Bitter/Brown/Stirred standbys (Little Italy, Red Hook, etc). My only complaint is its name: a great drink deserves a better one. 4.5/5



Royal Smile

1 oz Gin
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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Creator
Shlomo M. Godder, Dutch Kills, New York, New York (USA)
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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

Instructions

Stir. Serve up with a lemon twist.

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Employees Only, NY
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nsmith3702 commented on 1/13/2017:

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


Bywater

3⁄4 oz Herbal liqueur, Green Chartreuse
1⁄2 oz Averna
Instructions

Stir and strain

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Chris Hannah, Arnaud's French 75 Bar, NOLA
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  • 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.