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Intro to Aperol

2 oz Aperol
1 oz Gin
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
1⁄4 oz Simple syrup
1 twst Orange peel (as garnish)
Instructions

Stir, strain, straight up, cocktail glass, garnish

Notes

Some may prefer this with less or no simple syrup.

Yields Drink
Year
2008
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Audrey Saunders, Pegu Club, New York, NY
Curator rating
5 stars
Average rating
4.5 stars
(43 ratings)
From other users
  • 50/50 gin & aperol Skip the simple syrup
  • Surprising! And surprisingly good!
  • Loose the simple syrup. Sweet enough without. — ★★★
  • Excellent and a great intro to aperol. Scrap the simple syrup. — ★★★★★
  • A bit sweet, the simple could probably be omitted. The name is fitting.
  • Made without the simple. Very good.
  • Very tasty. Like a sweetened grapefruit juice.
  • Delicious without the simple — ★★★★★
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Expat

1⁄2 oz Lemon juice
1 twst Lemon peel (as garnish)
Instructions

Shake, strain, straight up, wine glass, garnish

Notes

Light, sweet, and tart.

Yields Drink
Year
2009
Authenticity
Unknown
Creator
Derek Brown, The Atlantic
Curator rating
Not yet rated
Average rating
4 stars
(17 ratings)
From other users
  • Light, tart, hardly bitter. Delightfully complex. Low alcohol. — ★★★★★
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mahastew commented on 4/22/2012:

FYI, this one needs curating to change 1 oz Peychaud's to 1 dash.




Bookeroni

Instructions

Orange Zest, Stir, Rocks, Lowball

Notes

Very tasty, with significant Campari flavors. The Bookers keeps the alcohol mouth feel up. I garnished with a cherry, but the orange zest would be good too.

Yields Drink
Authenticity
Unknown
Creator
Gerber Mahle, Frankfurt
Curator rating
Not yet rated
Average rating
3.5 stars
(10 ratings)
From other users
  • I tried this using Basil Hayden's bourbon. I got a sense of Fernet?. Added a few dashes of Ango orange bitters based on the comment about an orange twist... really nice.
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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.

Yields Drink
Year
2009
Authenticity
Unknown
Creator
Kirk Estopinal and Maks Pazuniak, Beta Cocktails
Curator rating
Not yet rated
Average rating
4 stars
(7 ratings)
From other users
  • Mindblowing. Worth making at least once. — ★★★
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Zachary Pearson commented on 3/05/2011:

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

Yields Drink
Year
2009
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Beta Cocktails
Curator rating
Not yet rated
Average rating
4 stars
(12 ratings)
From other users
  • 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.

Yields Drink
Year
2009
Authenticity
Unknown
Creator
Eastern Standard, Boston, MA
Curator rating
Not yet rated
Average rating
4 stars
(15 ratings)
From other users
  • 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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hoyodewilkerson commented on 2/29/2012:

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.


hays.kelly@gmail.com commented on 2/20/2016:

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.

Yields Drink
Year
2010
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Joy Richard, LUPEC, Boston, MA
Curator rating
Not yet rated
Average rating
4 stars
(5 ratings)
From other users
  • Used Jim Beam Peach bourbon.
  • A lot like a Manhattan, but with the nose of peach. Subtle.
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Biff Malibu commented on 4/28/2023:

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.

Yields Drink
Year
2009
Authenticity
Unknown
Creator
Hank, Violet Hour, Chicago, IL
Source reference
Curator rating
Not yet rated
Average rating
4.5 stars
(4 ratings)
From other users
  • 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.
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Trident

1 oz Aquavit (Linie was used by Hess)
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. Used 2 dashes. An updated version by Hess splits between 1 dash peach and 1 dash orange bitters.

Yields Drink
Year
2000
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Robert Hess
Curator rating
Not yet rated
Average rating
4 stars
(22 ratings)
From other users
  • 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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andrelbhenrique commented on 11/01/2019:

2 dashes of Orange Bitters would help. Video description suggests it.


applejack commented on 11/02/2019:

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.


Shawn C commented on 5/14/2025:

Very nice, 4+ star, not dry, not sweet, with good depth of flavor. Curated to classify as authentic recipe. History note added about Hess' later change (not original recipe) to split bitters between peach and orange. Original video by Hess shows Linie as the Aquavit so a note has been added for that. Linie works perfectly here.


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.

Yields Drink
Year
2006
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Art of the Bar
Curator rating
Not yet rated
Average rating
4 stars
(16 ratings)
From other users
  • 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.