Holy Water

1 oz Rum (Infused Hamilton Jamaican gold rum or El Dorado five-year-old rum; see notes)
1 oz Cognac (Maison rouge)
3⁄4 oz Orgeat
1⁄2 oz Lemon juice
1⁄2 oz Lime juice
1⁄4 oz Grapefruit juice
3 ds Bitters, Angostura (as garnish)
1⁄2 Lime (as garnish)
1 Sugar cube (as garnish)
1⁄2 oz Herbal liqueur, Green Chartreuse (as garnish)
Instructions

Shake, strain to highball with crushed ice, garnish with bitters. Top with a spent lime shell filled with a sugar cube and Chartreuse. Light Chartreuse to caramelize sugar.

Notes

Infused Hamilton: 750 mL Hamilton Jamaican gold rum, 1/4 cup golden raisins, 1 vanilla bean (scraped), 1 tablespoon cloves, 1 cinnamon stick, 3 crushed cardamom pods and 1 tablespoon allspice berries. Infuse for 48 hours.

Yields Drink
Year
ca. 2016
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Lauren Schell, Seaworthy, Ace Hotel, New Orleans, LA
Source reference

https://www.liquor.com/recipes/holy-water/

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Glowing Green

1 1⁄2 oz Pisco, Capel
1 oz Suze
3⁄4 oz Ancho Reyes chile liqueur
3⁄4 oz Blue Curaçao
2 ds Orange bitters
Instructions

Shake with ice and strain into a frozen coupe glass.

Notes

An interesting side-note of this combination is the color: a very vivid green. I had no idea until I poured it into the glass. By combining the yellow color of the Suze with the blue curacao: the result is a beautiful Green.

Picture of Glowing Green
my personal photograph.
Yields Drink
Year
2022
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Carl N.
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Gilded Paloma

2 oz Tequila
1 oz Grapefruit juice
1 oz Pineapple juice
1⁄2 oz Lime juice
1⁄2 oz Cinnamon syrup
2 oz Soda water (In glass)
1 twst Grapefruit peel (As garnish)
Instructions

Shake (all but the soda water and grapefruit twist) with ice, strain into a Collins glass with ice and ~2 oz soda water, and garnish with a grapefruit twist.

History

One of the drinks that I serve to guests at Drink called the Gilda has become popular enough that other bartenders picked up on it and began offering it too. The Gilda was created at Death & Co. in New York and is a great combination of blanco tequila, pineapple, lime, and cinnamon, and when someone requested a drink something like a Paloma one night, I decided to mash up that classic with that delightful combination. Soon the name "Gilda Paloma" morphed into "Gilded Paloma."

Yields Drink
Year
2022
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Frederic Yarm, Drink, Boston, MA
Source reference

https://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2022/06/gilded-paloma.html

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4 stars
(5 ratings)
From other users
  • Busy flavors, but the result is a quaffable Collins. I prefer the original paloma, but appreciate the touch of Tiki pineapple brings. The pineapple brings more to the party than the cinnamon does. It is the star ingredient here. — ★★★
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Pickwick Club

2 oz Pineapple rum (I used Plantation Stiggins)
1⁄4 oz Overproof rum (I used Plantation OFTD)
1⁄4 oz Passion fruit syrup
1⁄4 oz Vanilla syrup
1⁄4 oz Allspice Dram
2 ds Bitters, Angostura
2 ds Bitters, Bittermens Xocolatl Mole
1 ds Absinthe (I used 10 drops)
1 twst Orange peel (For garnish)
Instructions

Build in a double old fashioned glass, add a big ice cube, stir to mix and chill, and garnish with orange oil from a twist.

History

A guest at Drink wanted an Old Fashioned but fruity, and I decided to take things in a tropical bend instead of going an apple brandy and grenadine direction. To a base of Plantation's pineapple rum, I sweetened things with Don's Spices #2 (vanilla syrup and allspice dram) and passion fruit syrup and used a bitters trinity of Angostura, mole, and absinthe. Since the volume was a quarter ounce shy of 3 ounces, I supplemented it with a splash of Plantation OFTD Rum to round out the mix. That guest and the two guests that I made it for later that evening enjoyed it so much that I made it for myself once I got home. For a name, I dubbed it the Pickwick Club after the social venue in the Charles Dicken's novel that inspired the rum's creation in the first place.

Yields Drink
Year
2022
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Frederic Yarm, Drink, Boston, MA
Source reference

https://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2022/06/pickwick-club.html

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Mignon

1 oz Gin, Beefeater
1 oz Rye, Rittenhouse
3⁄4 oz Cassis
1⁄4 oz Ancho Reyes chile liqueur
2 ds Orange bitters, Regans' orange bitters
1 rinse Islay Scotch, Laphroaig
1 sli Orange (dehydrated, as garnish)
Instructions

Stir; strain into rinsed cocktail glass; garnish.

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Yields Drink
Year
2022
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Craig Eliason, Saint Paul, Minnesota (USA)
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3.5 stars
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Chipmunk

1 1⁄2 oz Old Tom Gin
3⁄4 oz Ginger liqueur
3⁄4 oz Simple syrup
3⁄4 oz Lime juice
Instructions

Combine with ice. Shake. Coupe.

Yields Drink
Year
2022
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Tom Marrion
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Vacuum Day

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1⁄2 oz Nocino
1 oz Grapefruit juice (Texas Ruby Red)
Instructions

Shake with ice and strain into a frozen coupe glass.

History

New vacuum, 200 sq yards of new carpet, and a new cocktail.

Yields Drink
Year
2022
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Carl N.
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Geechy Joe

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2 ds Bitters, Fee Brothers Black Walnut
Instructions

Shake with ice and strain into a frozen coupe glass.

History

Geechy Joe: a fantastic musical number by Cab Calloway in the 1943 movie, "Stormy Weather"

Yields Drink
Year
2022
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Carl N.
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3 ds Bitters, Fee Brothers Black Walnut
Instructions

Shake with ice and strain into a frozen coupe glass.

History

Jumpin' Jive: a spectacular tap dance sequence by the Nicholas Brothers in the 1943 movie "Stormy Weather"

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Year
2022
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Carl N.
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Cantinflas Mustache

3⁄4 oz Reposado Tequila
3⁄4 oz Mezcal
3⁄4 oz Amaro Meletti
3⁄4 oz Bonal Gentiane Quina
2 ds Bitters, Bittermens Xocolatl Mole
1 twst Orange peel (As garnish)
Instructions

Stir with ice, strain into a cocktail coupe (or rocks glass), and garnish with an orange twist (or only the orange oil from the twist).

History

I spotted my bottle of Amaro Meletti and was reminded of the Sharpie Mustache. I decided to take Chris Elford's recipe and swap out the rye and gin for reposado tequila and mezcal to take it in a Mexican direction; in addition, I felt that some chocolate mole bitters would be a benefit here. For a name, I dubbed this one the Cantinflas Mustache after the style made popular by Mexican actors.

Yields Drink
Year
2022
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Frederic Yarm, Boston, MA
Source reference

https://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2022/06/cantinflas-mustache.html

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