Hobson

Difford’s Guide
Discerning Drinkers (7 ratings)

Serve in an Old-fashioned glass

Ingredients:
2 oz Hayman's Sloe Gin
1 oz Cointreau triple sec liqueur
14 oz La Fée Parisienne absinthe
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill an Old-fashioned glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of orange slice .
  3. SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
  4. STRAIN into glass filled with crushed ice.

Review:

Unbalanced towards sweetness. With drinks like this you can see why Hobson chose to be an abstainer. Originally served 'straight-up' but better over crushed ice.

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History:

Named after Richmond Pearson Hobson (1870-1937) the United States Navy Rear Admiral and not Thomas Hobson (1545 - 1631) from Cambridge, England who gave rise to the term 'Hobson's choice'. R.P. Hopson was a hero of the American-Spanish war of 1898 who went on to became a Congressman. An ardent abstainer, Hobson has been called 'The Father of American Prohibition' due of his advocacy for criminalizing alcohol and other drugs and was a prolific author on this subject.

Alcohol content:

  • 1.7 standard drinks
  • 24.66% alc./vol. (24.66° proof)
  • 24 grams of pure alcohol

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