Daiquiris & Daisies Flashcards

Question

Ward Eight

Answer 1

original: Boston, 1898 adaptation: family: Daisy spirit: Whiskey glass: Coupe garnish: Dried Orange ½ oz lemon juice ½ oz orange juice ½ oz SHF grenadine 2 oz bourbon Shake everything over ice and strain into a chilled coupe. Garnish with a dried orange. Notes: Created for the victory dinner for Martin “The Mahatma” Lomasney in Boston’s Eighth Ward.

Answer 2

original: Duncan Nichol, Royal Bank Exchange, 1893 adaptation: Erik Adkins, Slanted Door, 2008 family: Daisy spirit: Pisco glass: Coupe garnish: none ¾ oz lemon juice ¾ oz SHF pineapple gum syrup 2 oz pisco --- Shake everything over ice and strain into a chilled coupe. No garnish. Notes: Nichol took his Pineapple Gum Syrup recipe to his grave, although it was rumored he added coca leaf to it.

Answer 3

original: Charles H. Baker Jr., The Gentleman’s Companion, 1939 adaptation: Erik Adkins, Heaven’s Dog, 2009 family: Daisy spirit: Pisco glass: Coupe garnish: Dried Lime ``` ¾ oz lime juice ¾ oz pineapple gum syrup ½ oz apricot liqueur 1½ oz pisco 6 squints Angostura ``` --- Shake everything over ice and strain into a chilled coupe. Garnish with a dried lime.

Answer 4

original: Charles H. Baker Jr., The Gentleman’s Companion, 1939 adaptation: Erik Adkins, Heaven’s Dog, 2010 family: Daisy spirit: Tequila glass: Collins garnish: Dried Lime Wheel, Angostura ``` 1 barspoon simple syrup ¾ oz lime juice ½ oz SHF grenadine 2 oz Tapatio blanco 4 squints Angostura 4 squints orange bitters ``` --- Shake everything over ice and strain into a Collins glass. Fill with crushed ice. Top with a dried lime wheel and 4 more squints Angostura.

Answer 5

original: Henry Africa, San Francisco, c. 1975 adaptation: family: Daisy spirit: Vodka glass: Coupe garnish: Dried Lemon ¼ oz simple syrup 1 oz lemon juice ¾ oz limoncello 1½ oz citrus vodka --- Shake everything over ice and strain into a sugar-rimmed coupe glass. Garnish with a dried lemon. Notes: Henry Africa was one of the original “Fern Bars” and the predecessor of chains like TGIFridays.

Answer 6

original: Paul Harrington, The Townhouse, 1996 adaptation: family: Daisy spirit: Gin glass: Coupe garnish: Dried Lemon ¾ oz lemon juice ¼ oz Campari ¾ oz Cointreau 1½ oz gin Shake over ice and strain into a chilled coupe. Garnish with a dried lemon.

Answer 7

original: Charles H. Baker Jr., The Gentleman’s Companion, 1939 adaptation: Erik Adkins, Slanted Door, 2009 family: Daisy spirit: Rum glass: Coupe garnish: Lime Twist ``` ¾ oz lime juice ½ oz pineapple gum syrup ½ oz apricot liqueur 1½ oz Barbancourt 8 year 3 squints Angostura ``` --- Shake everything over ice and strain into a chilled coupe. Garnish with a lime twist.

Answer 8

original: Donato “Duke” Antone, c. 1967 adaptation: family: Daisy spirit: Vodka glass: Collins garnish: none 3 oz orange juice ½ oz Galliano 1½ oz vodka --- Build over ice in a Collins glass and stir to chill. No garnish.

Answer 9

original: “Cocktail Bill” Boothby, World Drinks and How to Mix ‘Em, 1930 adaptation: Paul Clarke, Cocktail Chronicles, 2006 family: Daisy spirit: Rye Whiskey glass: Coupe garnish: Dried Lemon ¾ oz lemon juice ¾ oz Bénédictine 2 oz rye whiskey --- Shake everything together over ice and strain into a chilled coupe. Garnish with a dried lemon.

Answer 10

original: Harry McElhone, Barflies & Cocktails, 1927 adaptation: Jennifer Colliau, The Interval SF, 2017 family: Daisy spirit: Gin glass: Coupe garnish: Dried Orange ``` ¼ oz SHF grenadine ½ oz lemon juice 1½ oz orange juice 1½ oz gin 4 squints absinthe ``` --- Shake everything over ice and strain into a chilled coupe. Garnish with a dried orange slice.

Answer 11

original: Eddie Woelke, Cuba, c. Prohibition adaptation: family: Daisy spirit: Rum glass: Coupe garnish: none ``` ½ oz lime juice 1 oz pineapple juice ¼ oz SHF grenadine 1 barspoon maraschino 1½ oz El Dorado 3yr rum ``` --- Shake everything over ice and strain into a chilled coupe. No garnish.

Answer 12

original: c. Prohibition adaptation: family: Daisy spirit: Brandy glass: Coupe garnish: Sugared Rim ¾ oz lemon juice 1 oz Cointreau 1½ oz Dudognon Cognac Rim chilled coupe with sugar. Shake everything over ice and strain into prepared glass.

Answer 13

original: Cheryl Cook & Toby Cecchini, The Odeon, 1985 adaptation: family: Daisy spirit: Vodka glass: Coupe garnish: Lemon Twist ``` 1 oz lime juice ½ oz cranberry juice ¼ oz simple syrup ¾ oz Cointreau 1½ oz lemon vodka (St. George Citrus) --- Shake over ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with a lemon twist. ``` Notes: This was created as a result of Absolute Citron’s debut. The full story can be read in Toby Cecchini’s Cosmopolitan.