Yellow Parrot

Serve in a Martini glass...
¼	fl oz	La Fée Parisienne Absinthe Superieure
1	fl oz	Chartreuse Jaune (Yellow Chartreuse) Liqueur
1	fl oz	Apricot brandy liqueur
1	fl oz	Chilled water (reduce if wet ice)

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How to make:

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

Garnish:

Orange zest twist

Comment:

The aniseed of the absinthe combines well with the other ingredients. A bit of a sweety but a strong old bird.

About:

Some say this was created in 1935 by Albert Coleman at The Stork Club, New York City, but the drink featured in Harry Craddock's Savoy Cocktail Book five years before that.

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