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cocktailmenu
| 6¾ | oz | Gin | Use gray whale |
| 1 | cup(s) | Chareau | Mix 1/4 tsp blue spirulina to 1 cup Chareau |
| 2¼ | oz | Elderflower liqueur | |
| 1½ | oz | Lime juice | |
| ¾ | oz | Simple syrup | Use gum syrup |
| 1 | bottle(s) | Tonic water | Use Fever Tree elderflower |
| 6 | dash(es) | Grapefruit bitters |
Drizzle with ½ oz blue Chareau and garnish with lemon wheel
Originally on the menu at Dutch Kills and created by Zachary Gelnaw-Rubin and Abraham Hawkins, the Bicycle Thief Cocktail became a favorite of New York City bartender Meaghan Dorman.
| 1 | oz | Gin | |
| 1 | oz | Campari | |
| 1½ | oz | Grapefruit juice | |
| ½ | oz | Lemon juice | |
| 1½ | oz | Seltzer or soda water | |
| ½ | oz | Simple syrup |
Shake and strain over fresh ice into collins glass, top with soda water.
In my opinion, this French 75 variation is the best beginner Campari drink in history.
| 1 | oz | Gin | use Plymouth |
| ¼ | oz | Campari | |
| ½ | oz | Lemon juice | |
| ½ | oz | Simple syrup | |
| 1½ | oz | Wine (sparkling) or Champagne |
Shake all the ingredients (except the champagne and grapefruit twist) with ice, then strain into a flute. Top with champagne. Squeeze the grapefruit twist over the drink and discard. No garnish.
In my play on the French 75, I make it more about the gin and less about citrus. Grapefruit and maple syrup work so well together.
| 2 | oz | Gin | use Plymouth |
| ½ | oz | Lemon juice | |
| ½ | oz | Maple syrup | |
| 1½ | oz | Wine (sparkling) or Champagne | |
| 1 | dash(es) | Grapefruit bitters |
Shake all the ingredients (except the champagne and grapefruit coin) with ice, then double strain into a coupe. Top with champagne. Squeeze the grapefruit coin over the drink and discard. No garnish.
When developing this cocktail, I tried to imagine something Cary Grant would drink at the Plaza Hotel. The name comes from the title of the movie in which he fittingly says, “I’ve got a job, a secretary, a mother, two ex-wives, and several bartenders that
| ¼ | oz | Absinthe | use St. George |
| 1½ | oz | Gin | use Aviation |
| ¾ | oz | Lemon juice | |
| ¾ | oz | Simple syrup | |
| 1½ | oz | Wine (sparkling) or Champagne |
Shake all the ingredients (except the champagne) with ice, then strain into a flute. Top with champagne. No garnish.
From Death & Co.
| ¼ | oz | Gin | use Plymouth sloe gin |
| 1½ | oz | Gin | use Beefeater 24 |
| ¼ | oz | Creme de violette | use creme Yvette |
| ¾ | oz | Grapefruit juice | |
| ⅛ | oz | Vanilla syrup | recipe says ½ tsp |
| 1½ | oz | Wine (sparkling) or Champagne | use sparkling rose |
Shake with ice and strain into flute. Top with sparkling rose. No garnish.