Compendium Cocktails Flashcards
(26 cards)
Slow Motion
Complex Sour
Vodka
Refreshing, fruity, passionfruit driven
By: Mary Bartlett & Devon Tarby - Honeycut NYC 2014
1 tsp Giffard Vanilla
1 oz Passionfruit Syrup
.5 oz Lime
.5 oz Aperol
1.5 oz Vodka
Shake - coupe - lime wedge
Outrigger
Complex Old Fashioned
Bourbon
Driving with delicate flavors, OGD is the back bone and is emphasized by the vanilla syrup.
By: Jon Feuersanger D&C Denver 2019
1 dash Bitter Truth Aromatic Bitters
3 dash Orange Bitters
1 tsp Giffard Vanilla
1 tsp Giffard Passionfruit
.25 oz yellow chartreuse
.75 oz Old Grandad 114
1 oz Wyoming Whiskey
Stir - SOF - Orange Twist
Sub: 1.75oz Elijah Craig Bourbon for both Whiskeys
Lightening Rod
Complex Boulevardier Variation
Mezcal
cacao (balances entire drink, emphasizes VDT) x passionfruit (fruity tone) is a common mix for these two bartenders.
By: Shannon Tebay D&C East Village 2027
1 tsp Crème de Cacao
1 tsp Giffard Passionfruit
.5 oz Campari
.75 oz Cocchi Vermouth di Torino
1.5 oz Mezcal
Stir - DOF - Orange Twist
sub: Rey campero
Aces & Eights
Old fashioned
Reposado tequila
Fall spice between Old Fashioned & Manhattan
By: Jarred Weigand D&C NYC 2016
1 dash Mole bitters
1 tsp vanilla syrup
1 tsp Ristretto
.5 oz Amaro Meletti
2 oz El Tesoro Reposado
Stir - DOF - orange peel
sub: Arette Reposado
Highwayman
Old Fashioned
Bourbon/scotch
Funky, smoky, coffee
By: Tyson Buhler, D&C Denver 2018
1 tsp Giffard Passionfruit
2 tsp Galliano Ristretto
.25 oz Smith & Cross
.5 oz Bowmore 12
1.25 oz Elijah Craig Bourbon
Stir - SOF - orange twist
Four in Hand
Old fashioned
Apple brandy
1 tsp Vanilla
1 tsp cinnamon
.25 oz Green Chartruese
.25 oz Smith & Cross
.75 oz Laird’s Bonded
.75 oz Old Grandad 114
Stir - SOF - orange twist
Sub: OGD Bonded
Golden Beautiful
By: Thomas Waugh D&C East Village
.25 oz Passionfruit syrup
.5 oz vanilla syrup
.75 oz lime
.25 oz Campari
2 oz Siete Leguas Reposado
Shake - DOF - top with .5 oz soda water - lime zest
Sub: Well Reposado
Love Bug
Sour
Tequila
Tropical and smoky
By: Sam Penton - D&C Denver 2019
.5 oz raspberry syrup
.5 oz pineapple juice
.5 oz lime juice
.5 oz deal maguey vida Mezcal
1.5 oz blanco tequila
Egg white
Dry shake - shake - coupe - Peychaud’s stripe
Gilda
Sour
Tequila
(Description)
By: Brian Miller - D&C East Village 2009
.5 oz Cinnamon syrup
.5 oz lime juice
.5 oz pineapple juice
2 oz blanco tequila
Shake - coupe - lime wheel
sub: jalapeño for spicy
Gramophone
Sour
Gin & Cognac
(Description)
By: Tyson Buhler, D&C East Village, 2018
.25 oz honey syrup
.5 oz cinnamon syrup
.5 oz lemon syrup
.5 oz pineapple juice
1 oz London Dry Gin
1 oz Chamomile infused Cognac
Shake - coupe - no garnish
Outlaw Country
Old Fashioned
Bourbon & Rum
(Description)
By: Tyson Buhler, D&C East Village 2017
1 dash angostura
1 tsp vanilla syrup
.25 oz Averna Amaro
.25 oz Smith & Cross
.5 oz Plantation Pineapple Rum
1 oz Old Grand Dad Bonded
Stir - SOF - orange twist
Jekyll and Hyde
Old Fashioned
Bourbon & Laird’s
Cinnamon apple old fashioned
By: Thomas Waugh
2 dash Bitter Truth Aromatic Bitters
2 dash Angostura
.5 tsp Cinnamon Syrup
1 tsp Demerara Syrup
.5 oz Laird’s Apple Brandy
1.5 oz Bourbon
Stir - SOF - Bunny Ears
Good Enough Gatsby
1 tsp Fernet Branca
0.75 oz Cinnamon syrup
0.5 oz Lime juice
0.75 oz Pineapple juice
0.5 oz Clear Creek Pear Eau De Vie
1.5 oz Wild Turkey 101
Shake - DOF - pineapple frond
Eastside
10 Mint Leaves
2 Cucumber Wheels
0.75 oz Simple Syrup
1 oz Lime Juice
2 oz London Dry Gin
Shake - coupe - mint leaf
Soup for One
1 tsp Ginger syrup
0.25 oz Amaro Montenegro
0.25 oz Creme de Pêche
0.5 oz Lemon juice
0.5 oz Aperol
1.5 oz Vodka
Shake - N&N - orange twist
Oaxaca Old Fashioned
2 dashes Angostura Bitters
1 tsp Agave Nectar
0.5 oz Rey Campero Espadin Mezcal
1.5 oz Arette Reposado Tequila
Stir - SOF - Orange twist
Window Seat
Whiskey Sour variation with peach, dill, spicey rye
- 1.5 oz Wild Turkey 101 Rye
- 0.5 oz Svol Swedish
- 0.75 oz Lemon Juice
- 0.5 oz Pineapple Gum
- 0.25 oz Arton Peach
- Egg Whites
method: shake
glass: coupe
garnish: bitter truth aromatic bitters stripe
Speed Dial
refreshing, spicy, carbonated vodka cocktail with herbal, floral notes
- 1 oz St. George Green Chile Vodka
- 1 oz Lime juice
- 0.5 oz Salers Aperitif
- 0.5 oz St. Germain
- 0.5 oz Simple syrup
- Top Seltzer
method: short shake / strain over seltzer
glassware: collins
garnish: lime wheel
Project Peony
Gin Fizz variation
By: Evan Flynn
- 1 oz Leopold’s Navy Strength Gin
- 0.5 oz Dolin Blanc
- 0.5 oz Giffard Lichi Liqueur
- 0.75 oz Lemon Juice
- 0.25 oz Ginger Syrup
- 2 dashes Peychaud’s Bitters
- 1 egg white
- Top Mercat Sparkling Wine
method: dry shake / shake / strain / top wine
glassware: fizz
ice: n/a
garnish: Peychaud’s bitter stripe
Coffee & Cigarettes
Bitter, smokey, coffee rob roy-esc
By: Thomas Waugh
2 oz Glasglow Blend Scotch
.5 oz Galliano Ristretto
1 tsp Carpano Antica
2 dashes Mole bitters
method: stir/strain
glassware: nick & nora
garnish: none
Mondrian
By: Tyson Buhler, D&C Denver, 2018
1 oz Blanco Tequila
.75 oz Cappelletti
.25 oz St. George Framboise
.75 oz Lime Juice
.75 oz Raspberry Syrup
Egg White
Champagne
Method: dry shake, shake, top with champagne
glassware: fizz
garnish: raspberry powder
Telegraph
By: Tyson Buhler, D&C Denver, 2018
1.75 oz Beefeater Gin
.25 oz Clear Creek Pear EDV
1 tsp Matjilde Pear
.75 oz Cocchi Americano
1 drop eucalyptus extract
.75 oz H2O
method: stir, strain
glassware: nick & nora
garnish: lemon e/d
Five Year Plan
By: Summer Goff / D&C Denver / FW 2023
- 1.25 oz Yellowstone Bourbon
- 0.5 oz Delord Napoleon Armagnac
- 0.25 oz Don Cicio Nocino
- 1 tsp Cinnamon Syrup
- 1 d Bitter Truth Aromatic
Method: Stir
Glassware: SOF
Garnish: Orange & Lemon twists
Jewel Runner
By: Jake Powell / Death & Co Denver / 2022
- 1 oz Wild Turkey 101 Rye Whiskey
- 1 oz Linie Aquavit
- 0.25 oz Giffard Rhubarb Liqueur
- 0.25 oz Amaro Montenegro
- 0.75 oz Raspberry Syrup
- 0.75 oz Lemon Juice
- 1 Egg White
method: dry shake / shake / strain
glassware: coupe
garnish: Angostura bitters
