Rattlesnake

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Serve in

a Coupe glass...
2 fl oz Bourbon whiskey
¼ fl oz Freshly squeezed lemon juice
¼ fl oz Sugar syrup (2 sugar to 1 water)
⅛ fl oz La Fée Parisienne Absinthe Superieure
½ fl oz Pasteurised egg white
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How to make:

SHAKE all ingredients with ice and fine strain into chilled glass.

Garnish:

Lemon zest twist

Comment:

To quote Craddock, "So called because it will either cure rattlesnake bite, or kill rattlesnakes, or make you see them".

About:

Adapted from a recipe purloined from Harry Craddock's 1930 The Savoy Cocktail Book.

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