Rob Roy (Smokey and Funky)

1 oz Scotch, Laphroaig (Quarter cask)
1 oz Dry vermouth, Dolin
1 oz Sweet vermouth, Carpano Antica Formula
1⁄2 t Orange liqueur, Clément Créole Shrubb
1⁄2 t Maraschino Liqueur
1 ds Peychaud's Bitters
1 ds Orange bitters, Regans' orange bitters
Instructions

Stir, strain, rocks, lowball

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Year
2008
Authenticity
Unknown
Creator
Boston Apothecary
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3 stars
(6 ratings)
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  • Fancy Scotch, used Contreu for the "orange Liquer"
  • Kind of disaster with the smoky scotch. Too sweet. Added about 1/2 oz Lemon and a lemon peel expressed. Too weird. — ★★
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Moonlight

1 oz Gin
1⁄4 oz Kirschwasser, Clear Creek
1 oz White wine
3⁄4 oz Grapefruit juice
1 twst Lemon peel (thin shaving, as garnish)
Instructions

Shake, strain, straight up, cocktail glass, garnish

YieldsDrink
Year
1930
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Source reference

Savoy Cocktail Book, http://underhill-lounge.flannestad.com/2009/03/31/moonlight-cocktail/

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I modified this with a 1/2 tsp of rich syrup and it was better, but still not great. 3/5.

Valentino

1 oz Aperol
1 oz Reposado Tequila
1 oz Rhubarb juice (*)
1⁄2 oz Agave syrup (pomegranate ginger **)
3 oz Grapefruit juice
1⁄4 oz Lime juice
1 oz Club soda (splash)
1 twst Grapefruit peel (as garnish)
1 twst Lime peel (as garnish)
Instructions

Shake, strain, rocks, double old fashion, top with soda, garnish.

Notes

* To make rhubarb juice, cut fresh rhubarb into chunks, parboil, then steam, until the rhubarb is tender. Extract the juice by mashing the pulp through a fine-mesh sieve.

** To make Agave Pomegranate Ginger Syrup, 2 cups agave nectar
1 cup pomegranate juice
1 large finger of ginger, sliced

Instructions: Pour agave nectar and pomegranate juice into a pot. Add ginger. Bring to a boil. Turn off and let steep until cool. Remove the ginger and store in a glass bottle in the refrigerator.

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Year
2007
Authenticity
Unknown
Creator
Victoria Damato-Moran, Montgomery Place, London
Source reference

http://underhill-lounge.flannestad.com/2008/06/27/victoria-damato-moran/

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4 stars
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Gilroy (Kirschwasser variation)

1 oz Gin
1 oz Cherry Liqueur, Cherry Heering
1⁄2 oz Dry vermouth, Dolin
1⁄2 oz Kirschwasser
1⁄2 oz Lemon juice
Instructions

Shake, Straight Up, Cocktail

History

Original recipe used orange bitters and no kirshwasser.

YieldsDrink
Year
1927
Authenticity
Altered recipe
Creator
Harry McEhone, adapted by Dan Chadwick
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4 stars
(6 ratings)
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  • Sour and dry.
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Bombay Cocktail (No.2)

1 ds Absinthe
2 ds Triple sec, Cointreau
1⁄4 oz Dry vermouth
1⁄4 oz Sweet vermouth
1⁄2 oz Brandy
Instructions

Shake, stain, straight up, cocktail glass

Notes

Some prefer a much larger dose of brandy (1 1/2 oz) for a more modern balance. Some might also prefer to stir.

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Year
1930's
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Savoy Cocktail Book, Harry Craddock
Source reference

http://egullet.org/p1361185 http://cold-glass.com/2011/02/11/absinthe-and-brandy-the-bombay-cocktai…

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3 stars
(1 rating)
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  • Very similar to Black Pagoda
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Bitter Grapefruit Fizz

2 oz Aperol
1 oz Campari
1⁄2 oz Lime juice
2 oz Seltzer water (to top)
1 wdg Lime (as garnish)
Instructions

Build sill ingredients over ice in highball glass, stir well, top with seltzer, stir gently, garnish with lime wedge.

Notes

Intriguing grapefruit flavor, despite an absence of actual grapefruit.

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Year
2010
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Dan Chadwick, Kindred Cocktails
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Average rating
4.5 stars
(13 ratings)
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  • Refreshing, lightly sweet, great drink. Fun and summery.
  • Fantastic drink. Bitter as...
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You could back off on the Campari a little.  I like Campari, but I was looking for the Aperol to be more apparent in this drink.  Still really good though.

Bask

1 1⁄2 oz Campari
1 1⁄2 oz Orange juice
3⁄4 oz Kirschwasser
Instructions

Shake, Rocks, Lowball

Notes

Delicious. Maybe not quite as good as a Shiver, but still very good

YieldsDrink
Year
2010
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Dan Chadwick
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4 stars
(8 ratings)
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  • I like this idea but think I just have a hangup with kirschwasser.
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Dan commented on 12/07/2011:

Thank you very much. I have to admit that it was inspired by the even better Shiver. The Shiver, however, required Clear Creek Eau de Vie of Douglas Fir, which is both hard to find and quite expensive (about $50/375ml, or $133/liter). Bask is easy to make and Kirschwasser is readily available and more likely to be in one's liquor cabinet that just about any other equ de vie, I think. It is full of bright sunshine.

Eddie Brown

2 oz Gin
1 oz Aromatized wine, Lillet Blanc
2 ds Apricot liqueur
Instructions

Stir, strain, straight up, cocktail

Notes

Cocchi American would be a good substitute for the original Kina Lillet.

YieldsDrink
Year
1930's
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Savoy Cocktail Book
Source reference

http://underhill-lounge.flannestad.com/2008/09/22/martin-cate/

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Mr Manhattan (Savoy)

1 cube Sugar
4 lf Mint (gently pressed)
1⁄2 t Lemon juice
1⁄4 oz Orange juice
2 oz Genever, Bols
Instructions

Muddle sugar with lemon and orange juice, press mint, add gin, shake, strain, straight up, cocktail glass.

History

Sugar was crushed with a little water.

YieldsDrink
Year
1930
Authenticity
Unknown
Creator
Savoy
Source reference

http://underhill-lounge.flannestad.com/2009/03/24/

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Broken Shoe Shiner

1 oz Pastis, Pernod
1 oz Aperol
1 oz Bénédictine
1 oz Pineapple juice
1 oz Lemon juice
1 oz Egg white
9 dr Rose water
Instructions

Dry shake, shake with ice, strain, cocktail glass, garnish with 9 drops of rose water. Makes two.

Notes

Substitute other floral flavor for rose water, such as Crème de Violette. Some may prefer a touch more lemon.

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Year
2009
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Stephen Cole, Violet Hour, Chicago, IL
Source reference

Beta Cocktails

Quickstart
Innovative and challenging
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3 stars
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  • I try less Pernod.
  • will probably try this with Muse Verte...
  • Nice. A bit sweet though.
  • Very good. Used Absinthe and Creme de Violette. A tad sweet and candy-like. Might be better with more Aperol and less pineapple and pernod. — ★★★★
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Dan commented on 11/04/2011:

That is odd. The recipe came directly from the first edition of Rogue Cocktails -- now renamed Beta Cocktails. The blurb from the first edition is reproduced in this blog post by Fred Yarm on Cocktail Virgin Slut, along with some interesting backstory.

The only difference I see in the two recipes is that the one from Rogue Cocktails specifies merely "Pernod," but which we assume Stephen means Pernod brand pastis. Rimbaud's Left Hand on about.com specifies "Pernod Absinthe." This is a quite different from the sweet low-alcohol pastis of the Rogue Cocktails recipe. Interestingly, the photograph on the about.com page is copyright Pernod Absinthe.

I wonder if Pernod modified the recipe when it introduced its Absinthe. This is mere speculation, of course. I will see if I can contact Stephen Cole and find out.

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