Rattlesnake

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 Fee Parisienne absinthe
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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