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Foglamp

1⁄2 oz Allspice Dram (homemade)
1⁄2 oz Amer Picon
1⁄2 oz Rye, Rittenhouse 100 (Bacon fat washed*)
Instructions

Shake well, double strain, up, garnish with bitters.

*To fat wash the whiskey: Add equal parts cooled bacon fat (good bacon please!) and whiskey to a Mason jar. Shake daily for seven days. Freeze jar, remove solid fat from the top, strain whiskey through a Chemex filter.

Notes

Started life as a Blinker. Had the fat washed Rye taunting me in the cabinet and turned things more citrusy. Smells and tastes smoky, beautiful mouthfeel.

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Year
2010
Authenticity
Unknown
Creator
zpearson
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Son of a Preacher Man

1⁄2 oz Lemon juice
1⁄4 oz Simple syrup
1⁄4 t Orange bitters, Regans' orange bitters (eyedropper full)
1 rinse Absinthe
Instructions

Rinse glass with absinthe. Shake, strain, up.

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Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Toby Mahoney, Bradstreet Crafthouse, Minneapolis, MN
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4 stars
(29 ratings)
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  • No absinthe. Don't care. Delicious. — ★★★★
  • Worked well with half rye per the comments. Well balanced and yummy. — ★★★★★
  • Nice interplay of sweet from the bourbon and elderflower with the sour citrus. Interesting flavors.
  • Delicious, easy-drinking, creation. Used half rye / half bourbon to simulate the Bulleit. — ★★★★★
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greygoose33 commented on 5/30/2011:

The Pernod rinse might overpower the nose a bit on this one, but over nice balance and good flavor.


flickerdart commented on 5/11/2021:

Used Maker's 101. The St Germain doesn't come through much, I'm mostly getting citrus. 


Falling Leaves

2 oz Riesling, Dr. Konstantin Frank
1⁄4 oz Honey syrup (1:1 honey and water)
1 Star anise (as garnish)
Instructions

Shake, strain, up, garnish

Yields Drink
Year
2004
Authenticity
Unknown
Creator
Audrey Saunders, Bemelman's Bar, Carlyle Hotel, New York, NY
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4 stars
(5 ratings)
From other users
  • Wonderful low alcohol alternative to an Aperol/Campari spritz or similar.
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Dan commented on 12/26/2010:

Clarified that an unsweeted pear brandy (eau-de-vie) is intended, not a liqueur. ("Pear brandy" is often used to mean a sweet liqueur, not an unsweetened brandy.)


mako commented on 11/22/2017:

According to several sources, this was on the PDT menu for many years. It's in the PDT cocktail book (pg 119) with several more specific points or additions:

Garnished with a star anise pod

Wine should be Dr. Konstantin Frank

Marie Brizard Orange Curaçao instead of Cointreau



Apple Sidecar (Clear Creek)

1 1⁄2 oz Vodka
1⁄2 oz Tangerine juice
1 pn Tangerine peel (shredded, as garnish)
Instructions

Shake, strain, straight up, chilled sugar-rimmed cocktail glass

Notes

Clear Creek product is important.

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Year
2009
Authenticity
Unknown
Creator
Ryan Magarian, Restaurant Zoe, Seattle, WA, as adapted by Gary Regan
Source reference

Gary Regan, The Joy of Mixology

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3 stars
(1 rating)
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  • Made this with Short Path Apple Brandy, Demerara Syrup and substituted pink grapefruit juice and peel for garnish.
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Bitter Maestro

1 1⁄2 oz Rye (go for higher proof)
1⁄2 oz Applejack (or apple brandy)
1⁄2 oz Aromatized wine, Dubonnet Rouge
1⁄2 oz Amaro Nonino
1 ds Grenadine (pomegranate concentrate or grenadine)
Instructions

Combine in a mixing glass and fill with ice; stir well and strain into chilled cocktail glass. Twist a bit o’ lemon peel over the drink and discard, and garnish with a few pomegranate seeds.

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Authenticity
Unknown
Creator
Brooke Arthur, San Francisco, CA
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Average rating
3 stars
(9 ratings)
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  • Identical (except for amount of grenadine) to the "Solstice" cocktail in The PDT Cocktail Book. That recipe calls for .25 oz of grenadine.
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laerm commented on 12/05/2019:

Not to snark, but two of the comments here made substitutions that aren't that similar. It's pretty good with the proper ingredients.


Jeff Moore commented on 5/08/2020:

I think the key to this recipe is to use Brandy or Cognac over Rye. Then maybe up the apple to give it more zing.


RoofWood commented on 1/11/2024:

I enjoyed my modified version. As is typical for me I try to cut sugar, so used a shy 1/4 oz Amaro Nonino, which is syrupy but tasty, but then I doubled my home made tart and fruity grenadine and brought rye up to 2 oz and garnished with dehydrated orange. This worked well for me. I found it elegant, spirited, with a fruit cake connotation. My husband, who requires more ‘bounce’ found it a bit meh.


Bombay Cocktail

1 1⁄2 oz Brandy
3⁄4 oz Sweet vermouth
3⁄4 oz Dry vermouth
1⁄4 oz Curaçao
2 ds Absinthe
1 Lemon zest (garnish)
Instructions

Stir, Strain into a chilled cocktail glass, garnish

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Unknown
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Los Angeles Cocktail

1 1⁄2 oz Bourbon
1⁄2 oz Sweet vermouth (preferred)
1⁄2 oz Simple syrup
1⁄2 oz Lemon juice (fresh)
1 ds Bitters, Angostura (can be skipped if using carpano)
1 oz Nutmeg (fresh for garnish)
Instructions

Combine everything except garnish in a cocktail shaker and shake, without ice, for at least 10 seconds, until the egg has been suitably smacked around and is mixing well with everything else. Add ice to the shaker and shake again, very hard, for at least 10 seconds. Strain into a chilled wine glass or sour glass and garnish.

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Unknown
Creator
Adapted by Marcos Tello
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Average rating
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Quinquina Cocktail

1 1⁄2 oz Cognac (or brandy)
1⁄4 oz Apricot liqueur
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1 oz Lemon zest (for garnish)
Instructions

Stir, strain into chilled cocktail glass, garnish with lemon peel.

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Authenticity
Unknown
Creator
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Rattlesnake

2 oz Rye
1⁄2 oz Maple syrup (grade b)
1⁄2 Egg white (one egg should be sufficient for two drinks)
1 Lemon peel (for garnish)
Instructions

Combine ingredients in a cocktail shaker and shake well, without ice, until the egg white is good and foamy, about 10-15 seconds. Add ice and shake again another 10 seconds; strain into chilled cocktail glass. Prepare your broad twist of lemon and go in for the kill.

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Authenticity
Unknown
Creator
Beretta, San Francisco
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3.5 stars
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noksagt commented on 5/27/2017:

Note that Beretta seems to have just replaced the classic sweetener with maple syrup, absinthe with Peychaud's, and retained the name of a classic drink: the original may be found in the 1930 Savoy Cocktail Book.


sgls commented on 7/18/2020:

Drinking the Devil's Acre (p. 173) includes a whole egg white, and doesn't bother with the dry shake. The drink is attributed to Harry Craddock, adapted by Thad Vogler, courtesy of Bar Agricole.


Stone Fruit Sour

3⁄4 oz Gin
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
3⁄4 oz Apricot liqueur
3⁄4 oz Aromatized wine, Lillet Blanc
Instructions

Combine everything in a cocktail shaker and fill with ice. Shake well about 10 seconds; strain into chilled sour glass or cocktail glass.

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Authenticity
Unknown
Creator
by Zane Harris, Rob Roy
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