Green Fairy

Difford's Guide
Discerning Drinkers (33 ratings)

Serve in a

Coupe glass

Photographed in an

UB Retro Coupe 1910

Garnish:

Lemon zest twist

How to make:

SHAKE all ingredients with ice and strain back into shaker. DRY SHAKE (without ice) and fine strain into chilled glass.

5/6 fl oz La Fée Parisienne absinthe
5/6 fl oz Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
5/6 fl oz Chilled water
2/3 fl oz Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water, 65.0°Brix)
1 dash Angostura Aromatic Bitters
1/2 fl oz Pasteurised egg white or Aquafaba (chickpea water) or 3 dashes Fee Brothers Fee Foam cocktail foamer
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Hazardous ingredients

Pasteurised egg white is potentially hazardous to those with allergy or intolerance.

Review:

A well-balanced Absinthe Sour served straight-up.

History:

Created in the 1990s by Dick Bradsell, London, England.

Alcohol content:

  • 1 standard drinks
  • 12.53% alc./vol. (25.06° proof)
  • 13.8 grams of pure alcohol
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Difford’s Guide to Cocktails Book 17th Edition image

Difford’s Guide to Cocktails Book 17th Edition

Perhaps the world's biggest cocktail book! Certainly, our biggest yet, 624 pages, 6cm (2.3inch) thick and weighing 2.25kg (5lb). Our Seventeenth Edition

Buy it here
Easy Jigger image

Easy Jigger

The Easy Jigger® is a measure designed for use when making cocktails, primarily in the home but also by professional bartenders. It has a unique design

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