Name: Vert'ical Breeze
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Absinthe; 90 ml Cranberry juice; 90 ml Pink grapefruit juice

Serve in a

Collins glass

Ingredients:
1 1/2 fl oz	La Fée Parisienne absinthe
3 fl oz	Cranberry juice (sweetened)
3 fl oz	Pink grapefruit juice (freshly squeezed)
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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Collins glass.
Prepare garnish of lemon wedge.
SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
STRAIN into ice-filled glass.
Garnish with lemon wedge.

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Review:

For those who don't speak French, 'vert' means green - the colour of absinthe. Vertical suggests take-off - try it and see.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Vert'ical Breeze contains 256 calories.

Alcohol content:

1.6 standard drinks
10% alc./vol. (20° proof)
22.5 grams of pure alcohol

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