Name: Original Sin
Prep time: 3 min
Total time: 3 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 10 ml Absinthe verte (green); 60 ml Vodka; 22.5 ml Sake; 5 ml Honey syrup (3 honey to 1 water)

Serve in a

Martini glass

Garnish:

Float star anise

How to make:

POUR absinthe into ice-filled glass and top with water. Leave the mixture to stand in the glass. Separately, STIR all ingredients with ice. Finally discard contents of absinthe-coated glass and fine strain contents of shaker into absinthe washed glass.

1/3 fl oz	La Fée Parisienne absinthe
2 fl oz	Ketel One Vodka
3/4 fl oz	Akashi-Tai Daiginjo Genshu sake
1/6 fl oz	Honey syrup (3 honey to 1 water)
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Review:

Sake and vodka with a delicate hint of honey.

History:

Created in 2009 by Spike Marchant and yours truly at the Cabinet Room in London, England.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Original Sin contains 208 calories.

Alcohol content:

1.8 standard drinks
26.11% alc./vol. (52.22° proof)
25.5 grams of pure alcohol

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