Name: Cajun Nail
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 10 ml Absinthe; 30 ml Tennessee whiskey; 30 ml Honey herbal liqueur; 2 Creole bitters; 2 Aromatic bitters

Serve in an

Old-fashioned glass

Ingredients:
1/3 fl oz	La Fée Parisienne absinthe
1 fl oz	Tennessee whiskey
1 fl oz	Honey herbal liqueur (e.g. Drambuie)
2 dash	Peychaud's or other Creole-style bitters
2 dash	Angostura Aromatic Bitters
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How to make:

Select and pre-chill an Old-fashioned glass.
Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.
POUR absinthe into ice-filled glass, TOP with water and set aside.
Separately, STIR whiskey, liqueur and bitters with ice.
DISCARD contents of glass (absinthe, water and ice).
STRAIN stirred cocktail into absinthe-coated glass (no ice in glass).
Express lemon zest twist over the cocktail and discard.

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Strength & taste guide:

Gentle

Boozy

Sweet

Dry/sour

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History:

Created in 2010 by yours truly at the Cabinet Room, London, England.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Cajun Nail contains 202 calories.

Alcohol content:

1.8 standard drinks
34.62% alc./vol. (69.24° proof)
24.7 grams of pure alcohol

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