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Question 1

Adonis
(classic cocktail, 1880s)

Answer 1

(classic cocktail, 1880s)
3 dash OB
.75 Pedro Ximenez
1 Olorosso
1.5 Cocchi Torino
Build: in a mixing glass
Glassware: Adonis
Ice: 3 KD
Garnish: figure-eight knot
Straw: none

Question 2

A la Louisiane
(Classic, New Orleans Drinks and How to Mix ‘Em)

Answer 2

5 dash La Muse Verte Absinthe
5 dash Peychauds
.5 Benedictine
.75 Cocchi Torino
1.75 Wild Turkey
Build: in a mixing glass
Glassware: Etched Nick & Nora
Ice: up
Garnish: skewered cherry
Straw: none

Question 3

Albatross

Answer 3

1 oz. Rhum JM
.5 oz. Velvet Falernum
.5 oz. Grapefruit
.25 oz. Galliano Cream
tsp Allspice Dram
2 dash Peychaud’s
Build: in a double rocks, hand-cracked, quick stir. in a tin, .25 demarara, .25 galliano, 1.5 cream. whip and top.
Glass: double rocks
Ice: hand-cracked KD
Garnish: splayed grapefruit zest

Question 4

American Pharaoh

Answer 4

4 drops ROSE FLOWER WATER
.25 orgeat
.5 lime cordial
.75 lime
.75 Pacharan
1.5 Oolong Infused Schochu
Build: in a Boston tin or cobbler
Glassware: Coupe
Ice: No
Fine-strain
Garnish: Lime Wedge
Straw: none

Question 5

Appellation Cooler
(Natasha David)

Answer 5

3 Cucumber Slices
.25 Apry
1 basil-infused Dolin Dry
1 Cocchi Americano
2 Muscadet
Build: in a wine glass
Glassware: wine glass
Ice: hand-cracked KD
Garnish: cucumber slices
Straw: two sip sticks

Question 6

Apollo Monk
(Jesse Carr)

Answer 6

1 Egg White
.25 Chartreuse
.5 2:1
.75 lemon
.75 Apry
1 Capurro Pisco
Build: in a Boston tin
Glassware: coupe
Ice: up
Garnish: paprika
Straw: none

Question 7

Aqua Fortis
(Maxwell Britten)

Answer 7

1 oz. El Jimador Reposado
1 oz. marjoram-infused Lillet
1 oz. Meletti Amaro
Build: in a mixing glass
Glassware: rocks
Ice: KD
Garnish: marjoram sprig, orange twist
Straw: none

Question 8

Arnaud’s French 75
(classic cocktail-Arnaud’s French 75 Bar New Orleans)

Answer 8

.25 1:1
.25 lemon
1 Dudugnon
Build: in a Boston tin or a cobbler, short shake, Champagne-bottom in a flute, pour on top, express lemon and balance on flute lip
Glassware: flute
Ice: up
Fine-strain
Garnish: lemon twist, balanced on lip.
Straw: none

Question 9

Back to Capistrano

Answer 9

4 dash Angostura
.5 Concord compote
.75 cinnamon sorghum syrup
.5 oz. Capurro Pisco
.75 oz. Lemon
1 oz. Bols Genever
Build: in a Boston tin,
Glassware: rocks
Ice: crushed
Garnish: quartered and fanned fig on a dollop of Concord compote
Straw: two sip sticks

Question 10

Baron Of Brooklyn
(Maxwell Britten)

Answer 10

1 vial Mole
1 dash Angostura
.5 oz. Suze
.5 oz. Crème du Banane
1.5 oz. Tawny Port
1.5 oz. Avua
Build: in a mixing glass
Glassware: snifter
Ice: big rock
Garnish: long lemon horseneck
Straw: none

Question 11

Belfour’s Hurricane
(Maxwell Britten)

Answer 11

.75 Simple
.75 Four Roses
.75 Applejack
.75 Campari
1 Large strawberry Halved, and muddled
Build: in a Boston tin
Glassware: Hurricane
Ice: crushed
Garnish: strawberry
Straw: one large

Question 12

Bemsha Swing

Answer 12

0.25 Becherovka
0.5 lemon
0.5 grapefruit cordial
0.5 Wolf Amer
0.5 Laird’s Bonded
0.5 Avua Prata
Build: in a Boston tin, shake on KD/
Fine-strain:
Glassware: cordial glass
Garnish: feathered GF twist rolled and skewered with cherry
Straw: none

Question 13

Big Sam Preacher
(Jesse Carre)

Answer 13

2 orange slices
2 cherries
.25 Maraschino
.25 Pacharan
.5 lemon
.5 pineapple
.5 2:1
.75 Rhum JM
1.5 Muscadet
Build: in a tall Pilsner
Glassware: tall Pilsner
Ice: crushed
Garnish: orange flag
Straw: one large

Question 14

Bimini Twist

Answer 14

4 dashes Angostura
4 dashes absinthe
1 vial GF bitters
0.25 cane
0.25 lemon
0.25 Suze
0.5 grapefruit
-0.5 Giffard Peche de Vigne
0.75 lemon cordial
0.75 Linie Aquavite
1.5 Beurer Riesling
*soda top
Build: in Bamboo Collins glass, swizzle, soda top, gentle swizzle then top with ice
Glassware: Bamboo Collins
Ice: crushed
Garnish: small mint bouquet and rosemary sprig wrapped in manicured GF twist, Peychaud’s top
Straw: Toddy

Question 15

Blind Boy Paxton
(Christopher Flannery-McCoy)

Answer 15

.5 Spiced Cinnamon Syrup
.5 oz. Amaro Montenegro
.75 oz. lime
.75 oz. Banhez Mezcal
.75 oz. Plantation Rum
1 Egg White
Build: in a Boston tin
Glassware: coupe
Ice: up
Fine-strain
Garnish: cayenne
Straw: none

Question 16

Blind Lemon Jefferson
(Will Elliott)

Answer 16

1 vial grapefruit bitters
.5 grapefruit
.5 lemon
.75 1:1
1 Aperol
1.5 Banhez Mezcal
Top w/Soda
Build: in a Boston tin
Glassware: collins
Ice: up
Garnish: mint sprig
Straw: with a bev napkin, on the side

Question 17

California Condor

Answer 17

8 drops saline
8 drops Habanero Shrub bitters
.8 drops Mole
tsp Demarara
.5 lime
-.75 lime cordial
+.75 pineapple
.75 Hamilton Black
1 Santa Teresa
Build: in a Boston tin, shake a short-half scoop of crushed ice until completely
Glassware: coupe
Ice: up
Fine-strain
Garnish: discarded orange, power line striping
Straw: none

Question 18

Calypso
(Kelvin Uffre)

Answer 18

1 vial aromatic bitters
25 lime
.25 pineapple lime syrup
.5 Oloroso
.5 guava syrup
1.5 Capurro Pisco
Build: in a Hula mug
Glassware: Hula mug
Ice: crushed
Garnish: hibiscus tincture, banana leaf
Straw: red and white

Question 19

Cameron’s Kick
(classic cocktail, Savoy Hotel)

Answer 19

2 dash Angostura
2 dash OB
2 drops ORANGE FLOWER WATER
.75 orgeat
1 lemon
1 Jameson
1.25 Black Bottle Scotch
Build: in a Boston tin or a cobbler, shake, fine-strain
Glassware: stemmed Georgian
Ice: up
Fine-strain
Garnish: Aardbeg 10 yr. spray
Straw: none

Question 20

Carnegie Salute
(Jesse Carr)

Answer 20

5-7 dashes Angosturastura
-.5 oz. Sloe Gin
-.5 oz. Maraschino
.75 oz. Cote du Jura Rouge
1.5 oz. Capurro Pisco
Build: in a mixing glass
Glassware: rocks
Ice: KD
Garnish: orange twist
Straw: none

Question 21

Carondelet
(Maksym Pazuniak)

Answer 21

.5 lemon
.5 lime
.75 Carondelet Syrup
2 Hayman’s London Dry
Build: in a Boston tin or a cobbler
Glassware: coupe
Ice: up
Fine-strain
Garnish: none
Straw: none

Question 22

MP Chancellor Cocktail

Answer 22

3 dash OB
tsp Cinnamon Syrup
.75 BVB
.75 Tawny Port
2 Black Bottle
Build: prep/build ahead of the guest’s order, directly into crystal decanter. Keep in glass chiller.
Glassware: Martini
Ice: up
Garnish: discarded orange.
Straw: none

Question 23

Chancellor Swizzle
(Jillian Vose)

Answer 23

4 dashes absinthe
.25 oz. 1:1 simple
.05 oz. Yellow Chartreuse
.05 oz. Branca Menta
.05 oz. cinnamon syrup
.75 oz. lemon
1.5 oz. Four Roses bourbon
Build: in a Boston tin
Glassware: Hurricane
Ice: crushed
Garnish: mint bouquet, micro-planed cinnamon
Straw: large one

Question 24

Chilcano Reds
(Maxwell Britten)

Answer 24

.75 raspberry shrub
1.5 oz Capurro Pisco
Top w/ Soda
Build: in a Boston tin or cobbler
Glassware: collins
Ice: KD
Fine-strain
Garnish: Creole Spice
Straw: none

Question 25

Creole Cocktail (Forgotten Classic)

Answer 25

1 dash Peychaud’s Bitters 3 dash Angostura Bitters .5 Benedictine .75 Biggalet China China Amer 1.75 Wild Turkey 101 Rye Build: in a mixing glass Glassware: coupe Ice: up Garnish: skewered cherry Straw: none

Question 26

Dandy Onassis (Maxwell Britten)

Answer 26

1 barspoon Apple Butter 2 dashes Orange .25 oz. Cinnamon Syrup .5 oz. Apfel Korn .75 oz. Wolf Amer 1 oz. Grapefruit Juice 1.5 oz. Applejack Build: In a Bostin Tin Straw: Sip Sticks Ice: Crushed Glassware: Snifter Garnish: 5 Fanned Apple Fan with Shaved Cinnamon

Question 27

Dauphin Rouge Swizzle (Claire Needham)

Answer 27

1 small Strawberry 2 dash Angosturastura bitters .5 Campari (Float) .75 orgeat 1 lime 2 Four Roses Build: in a Boston tin, muddle one strawberry Glassware: Hurricane Ice: crushed Garnish: Campari-float, lime wheel Straw: one large

Question 28

Daybreak Boys (Will Elliott)

Answer 28

4 dash Angostura .25 Demerara .25 Marolo chamomile .5 Gentian syrup 1 lemon 1 Blume de Marillen 1 Tawny Port Build: In a Boston tin or cobbler Glassware: Etched rocks glass on big ice Ice: Big Rock Garnish: Tobacco Tincture Straw: None

Question 29

Delacorte Fizz (Jesse Carr)

Answer 29

2 blackberries Whole Egg .25 Demerara .25 Honey .25 Benedictine .5 Becherovka .75 Lemon 1.5 Capurro Pisco Build: in a Boston tin Glassware: Collins Ice: up Garnish: 1 skewered blackberry, 3 aromatic bitter dots Straw: none

Question 30

de Surco Sling

Answer 30

Tsp Amaro Dell’erborista .25 2:1 .25 crème de fraise .5 lemon .5 lemon cordial 1.75 parsley-infused Capurro Pisco Build: in a Boston tin, shake with two strawberries Glassware: bamboo collins Ice: crushed Fine-strain Garnish: two thin-sliced strawberries against the wall of the glass, thin-sliced strawberry with parsley sprig Straw: one toddy

Question 31

MP Don’t Give Up The Ship

Answer 31

3 dash OB .5 orange curacao .5 Fernet Vallet .75 Cocchi Torino 1.5 Ransom Build: in a mixing glass Glassware: Nick & Nora Ice: up Garnish: discarded orange Straw: none

Question 32

Duke of Orleans (Jillian Vose)

Answer 32

.25 oz. Cacao .5 oz. Kirsch 1 oz. Dolin Blanc 1.5 oz Tanqueray Build: in a mixing glass Glassware: coupe Ice: up Garnish: discarded orange Straw: none

Question 33

Eastern Promises (Maxwell Britten)

Answer 33

.25 Demerara Syrup .5 Palo Cortado Sherry 1 Condensed Milk 1.5 Infused Four Roses (Coffee/Cardamom. See syrup specs) Build: in a Boston tin Glassware: Hurricane Ice: crushed Garnish: micro-planed nutmeg Straw: one large

Question 34

Frenchmen Roulette (Maxwell Britten and Maksym Pazuniak)

Answer 34

-.25 2:1 4 dash maraschino 4 dash absinthe 5 dash Creole Bitters 1 Old Overholt 1 Wild Turkey 101 Rye Build: in a mixing glass Glassware: rocks Ice: up Garnish: discarded lemon Straw: none

Question 35

Future Days (Will Elliott)

Answer 35

1 vial grapefruit bitters 5 dash absinthe +.25 Demerara 1 Luxardo Amaro Abano 1 Ransom Old Tom Gin 1 Banhez Mezcal Build: in a mixing glass Glassware: coupe Ice: up Garnish: discarded grapefruit Straw: none