No, that’s the point. I don’t think I’ve ever heard someone specifically order a Cape Cod, but orders for the drink “vodka cranberry” are rather common. As in, most people know the drink, but not what it’s called.
Tequila sunrise is not super common, but well known I think. Seasonal, I’d think.
I’ve never heard anyone order an AMF but I’m sure most people have heard of it. Granted, they may not know the exact ingredients, except “a lot of booze.”
Dark and Stormy
Gosling Black Seal Rum with Gosling Ginger beer.
The classic drink of the Newport to Bermuda Race. On arrival at St. David’s in Bermuda,
the Gosling Girls meet your boat at the dock with a tray of them.
Because this thread has a good chance of yielding good answers, please forgive the slight hijack, but…
Does anyone know of a site/app/whatever that allows you to input all the different ingredients you have on hand, and then outputs a listing of all the different drinks and their recipes that you can make with said ingredients?
Something like that must exist, right? But on the off chance no such thing exists, consider this my officially calling dibs on the idea if someone steals it and makes money off it. 
I love these!
I am also a big fan of the Black Hawk, bourbon and sloe gin and a dash of lemon. I see that it’s now on the internet as an actual thing … I recall searching for it online maybe 10 years ago and didn’t come up with anything. I first started drinking them when I found it in the Old Mr. Boston guide I snagged from my parents, who had received it as a wedding gift (so the 1963 edition).
The Webtender: Search - Drink search should work decently.
Interesting! The site I linked to above has it without lemon. http://www.drinksmixer.com has several variations.
Search the AppStore for Mr Bartender.
Nice, thanks! But…
…my preference was for an app, and that fits the bill nicely!
Just tested it and it’s quite well-done for a free (with ads) app, and quite comprehensive with the user submitted recipes and pictures.
Thanks!
Three restaurants I go have harvey wallbanger on their cocktail menu.
Wouldn;t call it a favorite, but it did take me a while to find someone that could make an irish car bomb.
French 75 - champagne, gin, lemon juice, and sugar. Most bars won’t make champagne cocktails.
French 75 (cocktail) - Wikipedia
A good G&T is hard to find owing to the lack of limes for juicing. My preferred ratio: juice of 1/2 a lime over ice, 3oz gin, 1/2 cup tonic.
Three Mile Island Iced Tea. Basically a Long Island Iced Tea, but add a shot of Midori liqueur. It turns the drink a near-phosphorescent “radioactive” green hue.
No one has heard of a rusty nail? That’s a very, very common drink, isn’t it?
Victor Mature invented it, according to Terry Moore: equal parts of coca cola and root beer. It tastes like root beer but has the zip of coke.
Moscow Moonrise - equal parts raspberry schnapps and vodka served on the rocks.
I’ve heard them described as a Tom Collins with champagne instead of soda.
I’m partial to the McElhone cognac/brandy version (sub. cognac for gin).
That sounds really good. Where can I find simple sugar syrup? Is it in the baking aisle, or is it a specialty item I’ll have to hunt for?
Supersaturated sugar in water boiled till smooth kinda thing.
Brandy Smash (a popular drink in Mark Twain’s time). 2 oz. brandy, 4-5 fresh mint leaves crushed with 1 tsp sugar, mix and serve over ice.
Just about every bartender I’ve asked has never heard of it.
Orange Blossom (gin and fresh orange juice).
1 part water
1-2 parts sugar - adjust proportion in the future if you like it different
Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally. When sugar grains are gone, remove from heat and allow to cool. Pour into a container and use/refrigerate.
I do believe they sell it though. I think Finest Call makes some.
For slightly more descriptive instructions, it’s:
2 cups white sugar
1 cup water.
1 lemon (the acid in the juice inverts some of the sugar, and keeps it from recrystallizing)
Stir the water and lemon juice into the sugar. Heat over med-low until all the sugar crystals are dissolved. Let cool, and decant into whatever you want to use it from. I’m partial to one of those plastic squirt bottles. Keep refrigerated.