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 creme

Aviation

Aviation Cocktail 2 oz London Dry gin ½–¾ oz fresh lemon juice ¼ oz maraschino liqueur (Luxardo) ¼ oz crème de violette 

daisy de santiago

2 oz. white rum ¼ oz. Yellow Chartreuse 1 oz. fresh lime juice ½ oz. simple syrup (1:1)

fall into italy

From Imbibe… ¾ oz. averna ¾ oz. cognac ¾ oz. jamaican rum ¾ oz. fresh lemon juice ¾ oz. simple syrup 2 dashes chocolate or mole bitters Combine the ingredients into a shaker and shake to combine. Strain into a Old Fashioned glass. Add crushed ice on top.

Bourbon Fall

Invented by a dear friend. 2 oz bourbon 1 oz lemon juice 1/3 oz maple syrup 4-5 drops cardamom bitters Combine in a shaker with ice. Serve in an old fashioned glass. (alternates: lime juice, or agave)

ginger rogers

1 oz bourbon 1 oz ginger liqueur 1 oz lemon juice 4 dashes orange bitters 4 dashes cardamom bitters 2 sugar cubes muddle the sugar cubes and bitters. combine in a shaker with ice. shake until cold.