Gunshop Fizz

1⁄2 oz Simple syrup
3 sli Cucumber
3 twst Orange peel (wide swaths)
3 twst Grapefruit peel (wide swaths)
1 oz Sanbitter (or Campari & soda)
1 sli Cucumber (as garnish)
Instructions

Muddle all but Sanbitter for 2 minutes to allow flavors to meld. Add ice, shake, strain, collins glass. Garnish.

Notes

Substitute Campari and a bit of soda for the hard-to-find San Pellegrino Sanbitter.

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Year
2009
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Creator
Kirk Estopinal and Maks Pazuniak, Beta Cocktails
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4 stars
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  • Mindblowing. Worth making at least once. — ★★★
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A little bit of work, but a gorgeous color. I subbed Campari + Soda for the Sanbitter, which is impossible to find where I live. It's got nice balance, and interesting flavors, but there's a serious "Strawberry-Banana Jello" character here, and while the cucumber adds some freshness and complexity, the whallop of Peychaud's leaves sort of a metallic/phenolic bitterness. I think I admire this more than I love it.


bza commented on 8/29/2011:

I've made this drink both ways, and it's actually a pretty different drink with the sanbitter, which has less bitterness up front and more of a kind of weird bubblegum taste.

However, I agree with your basic assessment - this is a must try drink, but once you've had it I don't know how many times you'll go back to it. There are probably 10-15 drinks in Rogue and/or Beta that I would pick over this one for my go to drink.

Also, while I generally love drinks with a ton of bitters, I'm a bit wary of drinking 2 whole ounces of peychaud's at once, as it kind of seems like the most processed (i.e. least potable) of the major bitters.


Dan commented on 2/07/2013:

I realized that I had all the ingredients, including Sanbitter, to make this. That doesn't happen often! I have to admit that I didn't love it as much as I did before. I found it surprisingly flat. The strawberry takes a little mental control to suppress the mundane connotations. With all the muddling, it didn't have much alcohol. I added an ounce of J Wray & Newphew overproof rum, which helped considerably. A juniper-forward gin might work well, too.

I still stand by my belief that this is a mind-blowing drink -- worth making at least once.


The Magnolia Tree

1 oz Gin, Tanqueray
3⁄4 oz Orange Curaçao
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
1⁄2 oz Campari (shy)
1 rinse Herbal liqueur, Green Chartreuse
Instructions

Rinse iced rocks glass with Chartreuse. Shake and strain rest

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Year
2009
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Beta Cocktails
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4 stars
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  • The rinse is nice. I feel like that grapefruity gin-Campari combo is used to better effect in other drinks (like the Bitter Elder). — ★★★
  • Substitution of slightly bitter Creole Shrubb doesn't seem to hurt anything. Rinse is just right -- I tried more and it wasn't an improvement. — ★★★★★
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Cherry Blossom

2 oz Gin, Hendrick's
1 oz Maraschino Liqueur, Stock
Instructions

Shake, strain, straight up, cocktail glass

Notes

Nice pink color. Fred Yarm on Cocktail Virgin suggests that Luxardo is more vibrant than Stock. Using a bit less lemon and liqueur when substituting might be appropriate.

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Year
2009
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Eastern Standard, Boston, MA
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4 stars
(13 ratings)
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  • Went with 2 dr cherry bitters. Next time, 1 dr cherry, 1 dr Peychaud's.
  • Plum bitters
  • I think subbing a dash of cherry bitters would improve the flavour and bring it more in line with the theme while retaining the beautiful pink hue.
  • Gin- sweet, sour
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Sweet-tart flavored. We used Luxardo and Bulldog Gin. Stirred, not shaken (sorry, Mr. Bond!). A nice drink with a pretty pinkish-red hue. It definitely looks like the cherry blossoms that will pop out soon here in the Washington, DC, area.


Dan commented on 3/01/2012:

I found my source reference and added it. You can read the comparison between Luxardo and Stock. I've never tried Stock, so I can't comment, but using a bit less of both Lemon and Luxardo might be a good idea. I did raise an eyebrow at a full ounce of Maraschino! I plan to try this myself soon. With that much lemon, I think it might be best shaken.


A nice looking sour with the machino flavour. Used slightly less Luxardo and slightly less lemon juice, but still could have gone less still, or added syrup.


Bourbon Belle

3 oz Bourbon
1⁄2 oz Sweet vermouth
1 Maraschino cherry (brandied, as garnish)
Instructions

Stir, strain, straight up, cocktail glass, garnish

Notes

Consider 2oz bourbon for a more reasonably sized drink. Cocktail Virgin Slut recommends Carpano Antica.

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Year
2010
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Creator
Joy Richard, LUPEC, Boston, MA
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4 stars
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  • Used Jim Beam Peach bourbon.
  • A lot like a Manhattan, but with the nose of peach. Subtle.
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Concur with 2 oz bourbon. Bump up peach to 0.75 oz.





Batavia Arrack Flip

Instructions

Shake, strain, straight up, small glass, garnish.
Syrup: stir 1 tablespoon each espresso and water into 1/2 cup brown sugar. It will be a thick mixture. Let steep overnight. Keeps for one week refrigerated.

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Year
2009
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Unknown
Creator
Hank, Violet Hour, Chicago, IL
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4.5 stars
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  • Tonight I started making this before realizing I was out of Arrack so I subbed 1.25oz of Wild Turkey 101. Still a great drink! The arrack funk is def ideal, but recipe seems versatile for trying w/ other high-proof brown spirits. A longterm fav for me. — ★★★★★
  • Dessert. Not really my style but if you are in the mood for liquid tiramisu with a bitter bite (thanks Cynar), this is the ticket.
  • Reported on eGullet to be "disturbingly good."
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Trident

1 oz Aquavit
1 oz Cynar
1 twst Lemon peel (as garnish)
Instructions

Stir, strain, straight up, cocktail glass, garnish.

History

Created for Fee Brother's peach bitters.

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Year
2000
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Unknown
Creator
Robert Hess
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4 stars
(19 ratings)
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  • What a cool flavor combo... comes together to create chocolate cherry note
  • 2 dashes of Orange bitters
  • Thin. Agree with "not terribly harmonious." Used Linie and Lustau Dry Oloroso w/Fee Bros. Peach Bitters.
  • negroni like - yum
  • Good, but not terribly harmonious. Used peach liqueur instead of bitters. Need to retry with proper ingredients
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2 dashes of Orange Bitters would help. Video description suggests it.


The video above is an updated, more recent post.  The original recipe video (I ripped the videos from Small Screen Network before they shut down) uses Dry Sack Medium Sherry (a blend of Amontillado, Oloroso and Pedro Ximenez) and Fee Brother's Peach Bitters.  So it's quite a bit less dry than a version using just Amontillado and The Bitter Truth Peach Bitters (which are much more bitter than the Fee's).  The Trident is a drink I really gravitated to when it came out, maybe as much for the drink itself as it encouraged me to explore my own Negroni variants.  I personally like using Krogstad Aquavit (it's a cleaner, crisper flavor than the oloroso cask barrel aged Linie) and a 50/50 split of Amontillado and East India Sherry.


New Pal

1 oz Rye
1 oz Campari
2 ds Absinthe
1 twst Orange peel (flamed, as garnish)
Instructions

Stir, strain, straight up, cocktail glass, float garnish

History

Adaptation of Old Pal from the Savoy cocktail book.

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Year
2006
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Creator
Art of the Bar
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4 stars
(15 ratings)
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  • Boozy
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HallA commented on 11/25/2022:

I made a variant from here https://imbibemagazine.com/recipe/new-pal-cocktail/ with turned down campari and vermouth and switched the amounts of absinthe and Peychaud. Liked it with that spec and generally consistent with boulevardier preferences suspect that's the spec I'd favor.. With those proportions it's a four star drink, not sure with the 1:1:1.


The San Martin

2 oz Gin
1 t Herbal liqueur, Yellow Chartreuse
1 twst Lemon peel (as garnish)
Instructions

Lemon twist, Straight Up, Cocktail

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Year
1930
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Unknown
Creator
Savoy Cocktail Book. Also known as Sand-Martin.
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3.5 stars
(8 ratings)
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  • Nice though didn't meet my high hopes. For me the juniper and chartreuse flavors didn't quite jibe.
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"The San Martin" has an unusual taste--not unpleasant--just unusual, and its taste kind of caught me offguard. I love virtually all hard liquors, but my mainstay is gin, and I've had many drinks with a gin and sweet vermouth combination. But this one... I made the drink using Bombay Saphire gin, Vya sweet vermouth, and (of course) 1 tsp of yellow Chartruse. I think it's the yellow Chartruse that's got me bamboozled.

Perhaps a different sweet vermouth will do better (e.g., the ol' standbys, Dolin or Antica Formula). The Chartruse is nicely placed in this drink; barely perceptible, but there. Maybe 1/4 or 1/2 more gin may make for a more satisfying taste and drink. Puzzle this one out for me, please. I did rate the drink at 3.5, however.


Made this with Spring 44 Mountain Gin and Dolin Rouge. Very nice! Takes me to the mountains.


Morning Glory

1 1⁄2 oz Brandy
1 1⁄2 oz Whiskey
2 ds Curaçao
2 ds Bitters
1 ds Absinthe
1 Lemon zest (expressed)
Instructions

Chill low-ball. Stir with ice, strain into empty low-ball. No ice. Top with soda.

History

Stir thoroughly with ice and remove the ice. Fill the glass with seltzer water or plain soda, and stir with a teaspoon having a little sugar in it.

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Year
1887
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Authentic recipe
Creator
Jerry Thomas
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2.5 stars
(2 ratings)
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  • 1887 version: rye, cognac, boker's bitters, curacao
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JDP

1 oz Gin (Like Bombay Sapphire)
1⁄2 oz Apricot liqueur
Instructions

Shake, Rocks, Lowball

Notes

Easy drinking, with a bit of Maraschino funk in the background. Balanced after I upped the lime.

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Year
2009
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Unknown
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Drink
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3.5 stars
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Decrease maraschino to 1/2 oz, up apricot liqueur to 3/4 oz