2 oz tequila 1/2 oz orgeat 2-3 dashes chocolate bitters Combine over ice. Named for the hotel at which the Japanese delegation of 1860 stayed, near Jerry Thomas’s bar where the Japanese Cocktail was created.
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Creamcicle
2 oz Gin1 oz Aperol1/2 oz vanilla syrup (Torani)1/4 oz lemon juice
Rosebud Motel
2oz Taragon gin1oz lime3/4oz orgeat syrup A more herbaceous than the Hotel Georgia.
The Casino
2oz gin 1/2oz maraschino liqueur 1/2oz lemon juice Dash of orange bitters
Improved Japanese Cocktail
An updated version of Jerry Thomas’s Bar Tenders Guide by Toby Cecchini, Long Island Bar, Brooklyn 2 oz. brandy1 oz. fresh lemon juice1 oz. orgeat3 dashes Peychaud’s bitters
Mai Tai
1 ounce light rum 1 ounce dark rum 1 ounce lime juice 1/2 ounce triple sec 1/2 ounce orgeat syrup 1/4 ounce simple syrup or Falernum
Twelve Mile Limit
1 oz. rum ½ oz. rye whiskey ½ oz. Cognac ½ oz. grenadine ½ oz. fresh lemon juice
Málaga Milk
A riff on the Oatmilk and Honey cocktail from NYC bar The Spaniard, as relayed by Imbibe. 1 ½ oz. bourbon ¼ oz. crème de cacao ¼ oz coffee liqueur 1 oz. almond milk ½ oz. honey syrup pinch salt
Southern Traction
The 20th Century is a underrated classic cocktail created for the fabulous Art Deco bullet-nosed New York Hudson train engine that ran the Chicago to New York 20th Century Limited line starting in 1938. Lacking a few critical ingredients, I improvised, naming this variant after a Floridian train. Ingredients 1 oz gin 3/4 oz cremeContinue reading “Southern Traction”
Aviation
Aviation Cocktail 2 oz London Dry gin ½–¾ oz fresh lemon juice ¼ oz maraschino liqueur (Luxardo) ¼ oz crème de violette