The Sloppy Boys

The guys continue their exploration of Laird's apple brandies with an old-timey cocktail given new life by PDT founder Jim Meehan.

APPLEJACK RABBIT RECIPE:

• 1.5oz/45ml LAIRD'S BONDED APPLE BRANDY
• .75oz/22ml LEMON JUICE
• .5oz/15ml ORANGE JUICE
• 2oz/60mlGRADE B MAPLE SYRUP

Add ingredients into a shaker with ice and shake until well-chilled.

Strain into a chilled coupe glass and garnish with a lemon twist.

Recipe via Liquor.com

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The guys make an apple brandy cocktail popular in the '20s and '30s that has since fallen off (far from the tree.)

JACK ROSE RECIPE:

• 1.5oz/45ml APPLEJACK
• .75oz/22ml LEMON JUICE
• .5oz/15ml GRENADINE

Add ingredients into a shaker with ice and shake until well-chilled.

Fine strain into a coupe glass and garnish with a lemon twist.

Recipe via Liquor.com

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The guys make a hit whiskey-and-champagne cocktail from the craft blogosphere

HARVEST SPARKLE RECIPE: 

1oz/30ml WHISKEY

1tbsp + 1tsp CIDER HONEY SYRUP* 

1oz/30ml (or top up) PROSECCO

CIDER HONE SYRUP RECIPE: 

1/2 cup HONEY

1/4 tsp GROUND GINGER

1/4 tsp GROUND CINNAMON

1/8 tsp GROUND CLOVES

1 cup ORANGE JUICE

In a small saucepan over medium heat, whisk ingredients together until it starts to bubble. Remove from heat and let it cool for 5 minutes.

Combine whiskey and cider honey syrup in a shaker filled with ice.

Shake and strain into a cocktail glass, then add prosecco. Garnish with rosemary sprig.

Recipe via Fedandfit.com

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The guys make the national drink of Mexico; a spicy-yet-sweet cocktail originally sold in a plastic bag with a straw.

VAMPIRO RECIPE:

Pour all ingredients into a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake and strain into a glass filled with ice. Garnish with a lime wedge.

• 2oz/60ml REPOSADO TEQUILA
• 1oz/30ml TOMATO JUICE
• 1oz/30ml ORANGE JUICE 
• .5oz/15ml LIME JUICE 
• .5oz/15ml GRENADINE 
• 7 drops HOT SAUCE 
• 1 pinch SALT 
• 1 grind PEPPER 

Recipe via Difford's

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In honor of the fourth anniversary of the pod, the guys take a shot combining four whiskeys!

FOUR HORSEMEN RECIPE:

• .5oz/15ml JOHNNIE WALKER BLACK
• .5oz/15ml JACK DANIEL'S
• .5oz/15ml JIM BEAM
• .5oz/15ml JAMESON

Add all ingredients into a shot glass and serve.

Recipe via Bevvy

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The guys drink a swingin' 70s cocktail cooked up by Madison Avenue fatcats following the success of the Harvey Wallbanger. Magazines pushing mail-away offers for "Swampwater Party Kits" included invitations, napkins and mason jars adorned with a cartoon crocodile mascot.

SWAMPWATER RECIPE: 

• 1.5oz/45ml GREEN CHARTREUSE
• 6oz/180ml PINEAPPLE JUICE 
• one quarter LIME

Fill a mason jar with ice. Add ingredients, juice lime and stir to combine. Garnish with a lime wheel.

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Recipe via Chartreuse

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The guys welcome their hilarious friend Paul for a deep dive into a classic highball. First joined in 1907, the combination of Jack Daniel's Old No. 7 Tennessee Whiskey and Coca-Cola has become one of the world's most ordered mixed drinks. In 2023, the companies released a ready-to-drink can version in stores that isn't as good.

JACK AND COKE RECIPE:

• 2oz/60ml JACK DANIEL'S
• top up COCA-COLA

Fill a highball glass 3/4 full with cubed ice. Pour Jack Daniel's over ice. Top with Coca-Cola.

Recipe via Jack Daniel's

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The guys make a martini known in the 1900s for omitting then-traditional bitters, and today identified by its pickled cocktail onion garnish.

GIBSON RECIPE 

• 2.5oz/75ml GIN
• .42oz/12ml DRY VERMOUTH

Stir all ingredients with ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

Garnish with a pair of skewered pickled cocktail onions.

Recipe via The Failing New York Times

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The guys make and old and storied Gin drink named after a naval doctor, Rear-Admiral Sir Thomas Desmond Gimlette

GIMLET RECIPE

• 2oz/60ml LONDON DRY GIN
• .75oz/22ml LIME JUICE 
• .75oz/22ml SIMPLE SYRUP

Combine ingredients in a shaker with ice. Shake vigorously and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with a lime wheel.

Recipe via Vinepair

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The guys make the official drink of the US Open, featuring a honeydew garnish that resembles tiny tennis balls.

HONEY DEUCE RECIPE: 

• 1.25oz/37ml VODKA
• 3oz/90ml LEMONADE
• 5oz/15mlRASPBERRY LIQUEUR

Fill a chilled highball glass with cubed ice. Combine ingredients in the glass and stir. Garnish with a skewer of honeydew melon balls.

Recipe via the US Open

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