libation chronicle

my boyfriend makes me cocktails. I take pictures of them.

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Corpse Reviver No. 1 🔸1 oz cognac 🔸1 oz Calvados 🔸.5 oz sweet vermouth Add all the ingredients to a shaker and fill with ice. Shake well and strain into a cocktail glass.

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Satan's Whiskers Cocktail (straight) 🔸.5 oz gin 🔸.5 oz dry vermouth 🔸.5 oz straight vermouth 🔸.5 oz orange juice 🔸2 tsps Grand Marnier 🔸1 tsp orange bitters Shake in an iced cocktail shaker, and strain into a cocktail glass.

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Milk Punch 🔸1 ounce (¼ gill, 3 cl) brandy 🔸½ ounce (⅛ gill, 1.5 cl) dark rum 🔸2 teaspoons (10 ml) simple syrup 🔸2 dashes vanilla extract 🔸4 ounces (1 gill, 12 cl) whole milk Shake the ingredients all together in a cocktail shaker with cracked ice.

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The Blue Moon / Aviation with Crème Yvette 🔸2 ounces (½ gill, 6 cl) gin 🔸½ ounce (⅛ gill, 1.5 cl) Crème Yvette or crème de violette 🔸½ ounce (⅛ gill, 1.5 cl) fresh lemon juice Shake in an iced cocktail shaker, and strain into a cocktail glass.

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Jalapeño Margarita 🔸4 parts Tequila Reposado Corralejo 🔸1 part Grand Marnier 🔸1 part lime juice 🔸2 tablespoons jalapeño-infused simple syrup

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The Rub 🔸4 parts Mitcher's Rye Whiskey 🔸1 part Bragg's Apple Cider Vinegar 🔸2 tablespoons simple syrup 🔸2 dashes Angostura Bitters

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The Scofflaw 🔸1.5 ounces rye 🔸1 ounce dry vermouth 🔸.75 ounces fresh lemon juice 🔸.75 ounces grenadine Shake in an iced cocktail shaker, and strain into a cocktail glass.

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Pimm's Cup 🔸2 ounces Pimm's #1 Gin Sling 🔸ginger beer In an iced highball glass, pour in the Pimm’s #1. Fill with ginger beer. Stir

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The Aviation 🔸2.5 ounces gin 🔸.75 ounces fresh lemon juice 🔸2 or 3 dashes maraschino liqueur Shake in an iced cocktail shaker, and strain into a cocktail glass.

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Vieux Carré 🔸.75 ounces rye whiskey 🔸.75 ounces Cognac 🔸.75 ounces sweet vermouth 🔸1 bar spoon Bénédictine 🔸2 dashes Peychaud's bitters 🔸2 dashes Angostura bitters Combine ingredients in a mixing glass and fill with ice. Stir well, strain into a glass.

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Hemingway Daquiri 🔸2 ounces white rum 🔸.75 ounces grapefruit juice 🔸.5 ounces lime juice 🔸.25 ounces Luxardo Maraschino 🔸.25 ounces simple syrup Shake all ingredients and strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

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Cheater Five 🔸1.5 ounces gin 🔸1 ounce Punt e Mes 🔸.25 ounces Strega 🔸.25 ounces St. Germain 🔸.5 ounces fresh grapefruit juice 🔸1 dash Angostura bitters

Combine ingredients in shaker. Add ice. Shake. Strain into a coupe glass.

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Whiskey Peach Smash 🔸1 small peach, pitted and quartered 🔸2 lemon wedges 🔸1 ounce mint syrup 🔸1.5 ounces Bourbon

Muddle peach and lemon slices in a shaker with the syrup. Add bourbon and ice. Shake well.

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peeptails, 04/20/14

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blood orange margarita, 01/18/14