Ruby Cocktail

3⁄4 oz Sloe gin, Plymouth
3⁄4 oz Sweet vermouth, Carpano Antica Formula
1 ds Cherry Liqueur, Cherry Heering
1 ds Orange bitters
1 twst Lemon peel
Instructions

Stir, strain, express oil over top of drink.

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Year
1908
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
William "Cocktail" Boothby
Source reference

"The World's Drinks and How to Mix Them", William Boothby, 1908, found at http://eatdrinkkeep.com/recipes/133

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Zachary Pearson commented on 1/16/2012:

Curated: Revised ingredients and amounts to match source reference. This was originally entered as gin instead of Sloe gin, and only 1/2 oz instead of the 1/2 jigger (=3/4 oz) that Boothby calls for. Added twist garnish.

Barbara West Cocktail (Creole Cocktail with Bitters)

2 oz Gin
1 oz Amontillado Sherry
1⁄2 oz Lemon juice
1 ds Bitters, Angostura (small)
1 twst Lemon peel (as garnish)
Instructions

Shake, strain, straight up, cocktail glass, garnish

History

The suggest of Amontillado Sherry comes from Ted Haigh.

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Year
1930's
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Unknown
Source reference

Vintage Spirits and Forgotten Cocktails, Ted Haigh

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  • Very dry. Based on the comments I read I tasted it before shaking and then added a bar spoon of agave. It was not enough to keep it from being almost astringent. Perhaps another sweeter ingredient would help this drink reach its potential. — ★★★
  • Pretty good - although we agree with the comments on adding some sweetener (.25). I added a bit of lavender simple syrup. — ★★★★
  • Used Berto gin. Might be a bit dry with very dry gin
  • Delicious - but for my tastes, I had to add a bit of agave syrup to give it just a touch of sweetness.
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Black Feather

2 oz Brandy
1 oz Dry vermouth
1⁄2 oz Triple sec, Cointreau
1 ds Bitters, Angostura
Instructions

Lemon twist, Stir, Straight Up, Cocktail

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Year
2000
Authenticity
Unknown
Creator
Robert Hess
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  • Used Dolin Dry. Orange is very prominent, but still a fairly dry, boozy drink. This one might be worth doing some experimenting with bitters.
  • Would remake with Cointreau as written
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Calvados Cocktail

1 1⁄2 oz Calvados
1 1⁄2 oz Orange juice
3⁄4 oz Triple sec, Cointreau
3⁄4 oz Orange bitters
Instructions

Orange wheel, Shake, Straight Up, Cocktail

Notes

Robert Hess reimagined this drink with 2 dashes of orange bitters instead of the 3/4 oz.

History

Originally in the 1930 Savoy Cocktail Book

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Year
1920's
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Source reference

Vintage Spirits & Forgotten Cocktails, Ted Haigh, pg. 85

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  • It's a lot of bitters. Try again with half?
  • With the full 3/4 oz bitters (I used a mix of Regan's and Fee's), it's quite bitter! Looks like it will be sweet and fruity but it's rather medicinal. — ★★
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Zachary Pearson commented on 1/16/2012:

Curated: Reverted this to the VS&FC version, which was with 3/4 oz orange bitters. Moved the Hess variation to notes. Updated History and Source.

Tucker commented on 2/16/2015:

Tried both ways. May prefer the original version as the modern take is a bit too sweet. 

Ginger Batida aka Ginger Caipirinha

2 oz Cachaça
1 oz Ginger liqueur, Crème de Gingembre
1 oz Lime juice
3 t Cherry juice (or 2 tsp grenadine)
2 t Grenadine (if no cherry juice)
Instructions

Shake, rocks, lowball, garnish with cherry or crystallized ginger,

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Unknown
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Alamagoozlum Cocktail

1⁄2 oz Egg white
2 oz Genever
2 oz Water
1 1⁄2 oz Jamaican rum
1 1⁄2 oz Herbal liqueur, Green Chartreuse (or yellow)
1 1⁄2 oz Gomme syrup
1⁄2 oz Bitters, Angostura
1⁄2 oz Curaçao
Instructions

Shake very, very hard and long. Chilled glass. Makes about 3 drinks.
, Shake, Straight Up, Cocktail

Notes

JP Morgan's cocktail, supposedly.

Yields Drink
Year
1939
Authenticity
Unknown
Creator
Updated by Dr. Cocktail
Source reference

"VS&FC", Ted Haigh, pg. 39. Cites "The Gentleman's Companion", AKA "Jigger, Beaker and Flask" (1939) by Charles H. Baker Jr.

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thiudans commented on 7/09/2019:

This comes off pretty sweet even for a punch recipe. As is, it might be best served in a goblet of crushed ice with straws and fruit garnish. For the cocktail-style drink, after cutting the recipe in half, I still dropped the syrup and liqueurs down to a couple dashes each and omitted the egg white. I think the yellow chartreuse works better here, and Grand Marnier instead of Curaçao was a good choice. Granted, that may be starting to veer away from the original drink.

Buck's Fizz

2 oz Orange juice
1 ds Cherry Liqueur
1⁄4 oz Gin
4 oz Champagne
Instructions

Slowly pour the ingredients in the order listed into a champagne flute or wine glass.
, Build, Flute

Notes

Boring -- like a slightly revved up Mimosa. Pretty. Might be good for a brunch.

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Year
1920's
Authenticity
Unknown
Creator
Updated by Robert Hess
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Yellow Daisy

1 1⁄2 oz Gin
1 1⁄2 oz Dry vermouth
3⁄4 oz Orange liqueur, Grand Marnier
1 ds Absinthe
1 Cherry (as garnish)
Instructions

Stir, up, coupe. Garnish with a cherry.

Notes

3/4 oz grand Marnier might be a bit much for today's palate. Perhaps start with 1/4.

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Year
1930
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Savoy Hotel
Source reference

https://euvs-vintage-cocktail-books.cld.bz/1930-The-Savoy-Cocktail-Book…

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Cranberry Brandy Sour

1 oz Brandy
1 oz Cachaça
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
1⁄2 oz Lime juice
2 t Cranberry syrup
2 t Simple syrup
2 t Cassis
1 oz Soda water
Instructions

Shake all but Soda, serve on ice, top with soda, stir.
Cranberries, Shake, Highball

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  • Very good sour - maybe a bit too sour, but I had to sub Myers dark rum for cachaca cuz I was out.
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Dan commented on 11/21/2012:

This is a great crowd-pleasing Thanksgiving cocktail. When you're making your cranberry relish, simply reserve some cranberry syrup for use later in cocktails. If you don't have cachaça (a Brazilian rum-like spirit made from sugar cane juice), you could substitute a light rum.

Old Fashioned

3 oz Bourbon (or rye)
1 cube Sugar (or 1 tsp simple syrup)
3 ds Bitters, Angostura
1 twst Lemon peel (as garnish)
Instructions

Wet sugar cube with bitters and a dash of soda or water in an old fashioned glass, muddle, add ice and whiskey, stir to dissolve thoroughly, garnish

Notes

Some prefer a fruity garnish, including an orange slice, lemon twist, and 2 maraschino cherries. Some top with a splash of soda. Perhaps more so than any other cocktail, the Old Fashioned may be endlessly varied by using different spirits, or by adding a dash of curacao, absinthe, or other liqueur. Some would argue that these latter additions make it an "Improved" cocktail.

History

The original cock-tail, a combination of whiskey, sugar, bitters, and ice.

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Year
1806
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Pendennis Club, Louisville, KY.
Source reference

Gary Regan, The Joy of Mixology. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_fashioned_cocktail

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Zachary Pearson commented on 1/02/2016:

It's that time again - we now have 36 variations of the Old Fashioned, and I'm going to thin them out (by hiding them) based on how many people have the drink in their cocktail book - I feel it's better than either deleting them or merging them into this drink and making a note. Just as a heads up, I'm also going to do this to the Negroni and the Martini - any new variations of these three drinks will need to come from a great bar or be so compelling it deserves to be seen by everyone.  Thanks, Zachary

J.S-g. commented on 2/18/2017:

Made an altered version using 2 oz rye and a 1/2 oz of orange oleo saccharum and two dashes of Angostura. Made me think of the orange-forward on-tap Old Fashioned at the Union Kitchen (Copenhagen) I had a few years ago. Really nice and simple. 

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