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18 cocktails found
NEW YORK · UNITED STATESAGAVEOaxaca Old-FashionedOld-FashionedStirredExplore this cocktail
Recipe · Death & Co
- 45 ml reposado tequila
- 15 ml mezcal
- 1 tsp (approx. 5 ml) agave nectar
- 2 dashes Angostura aromatic bitters
Method: Stir the liquid ingredients with ice; strain over one large ice cube.
Glass: Old-fashioned / rocks glass.
Garnish: Orange twist; Death & Co specifies flaming the twist over the drink. Take appropriate care with the flame.
Tell the history
Phil Ward created this agave take on the Old-Fashioned at Death & Co in New York City in 2007. The venue documents both the creator and year. “Oaxaca” is the drink’s name; its documented point of creation is New York.
PORT OF SPAIN · TRINIDADRUMQueen’s Park SwizzleSwizzleTikiHighballExplore this cocktail
Recipe · Angostura version
- 60 ml Angostura Dark Rum
- 30 ml demerara simple syrup
- 30 ml fresh lime juice
- 12–14 mint leaves
- 6–8 dashes Angostura aromatic bitters
Method: Lightly muddle mint with lime juice and syrup in the glass. Add crushed ice and rum; swizzle until cold. Top with more crushed ice and the bitters.
Glass: Highball.
Garnish: Mint sprig.
Tell the history
The drink is associated with the Queen’s Park Hotel in Port of Spain, Trinidad, but a precise creator cannot be confirmed. Jeff Berry’s entry in The Oxford Companion to Spirits & Cocktails notes that the swizzle first appeared in print in Trader Vic’s 1946 book. He also considers the possibility that Trader Vic composed the familiar recipe in homage to a different swizzle served at the hotel. The 1920s origin often repeated elsewhere is therefore uncertain.
NEW YORK · UNITED STATESGINThe Joy DivisionMartiniStirredExplore this cocktail
Recipe · Death & Co
- 60 ml London dry gin (source: Beefeater)
- 30 ml dry vermouth (source: Dolin)
- 15 ml Cointreau
- 3 dashes absinthe
Method: Stir all ingredients over ice, then strain into a coupe.
Glass: Coupe.
Garnish: Lemon twist.
Tell the history
Death & Co credits Phil Ward with creating this Martini variation at its New York City bar in 2008. The bar specifically uses the name The Joy Division, including “The”. Gin, dry vermouth, orange liqueur and absinthe shape the drink.
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