Martini with a Spot

Serve in a Martini glass...
2½	fl oz	Rutte Dry Gin
½	fl oz	Noilly Prat Extra Dry Vermouth
1	dash	La Fée Parisienne Absinthe Superieure

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How to make:

STIR gin and vermouth with ice and strain into chilled glass. Carefully POUR 'spot' of absinthe into centre of the drink.

Garnish:

Lemon zest twist

Comment:

Absinthe adds bone-dry complexity to this otherwise Wet Martini.

About:

Discovered in 2007 at Westbourne House, London, England.

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