Name: Absinthe Martini
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 75 ml Gin; 15 ml Dry vermouth; 5 ml Absinthe

Absinthe Martini
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Serve in a Martini glass

Ingredients:
2 ¹⁄₂ oz	Hayman's London Dry Gin
¹⁄₂ oz	Strucchi Dry Vermouth
¹⁄₆ oz	La Fée Parisienne absinthe

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Martini glass.
Prepare garnish of star anise.
STIR all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
Prepare garnish of star anise floated on surface.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Dry vermouth - Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

A classic Gin Martini made aniseed fresh with a splash of absinthe. Like me, you may prefer the bite-sized version of this cocktail served straight-up in a Nick & Nora glass with half measures: 75ml (1.25oz) dry gin, 15ml (.5oz) dry vermouth, and 2.5ml (half spoon) absinthe.

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Variant:

Obituary

Nutrition:

One serving of Absinthe Martini contains 202 calories

Alcohol content:

2.1 standard drinks
30.66% alc./vol. (30.66° proof)
29.1 grams of pure alcohol

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Frank Caiafa

18th January at 17:39

Hi Simon,
The most famous moniker for this recipe is the 'Obituary', often connected to New Orleans, which has its own entry here.
In the Old Waldorf Astoria books, variations included the 'Ballantine', 'Third Degree" and "Fourth Degree". Ted Saucier even had one called "La Liberte". All worthy of a run through. I put them all under 'Ballantine' in my book. FYI. Cheers!

Simon Difford

21st January at 11:15

Hi Frank. Another great reason to delve into your book. I've added a link to the Obituary above.

Alan F Pye

6th December 2024 at 23:59

Right ChrisM but adjusted half measures still incomplete? So for Nick & Nora: 37.5ml gin, 2.5ml absinthe but only 7.5ml dry vermouth? And no, cocktail hour is still to come. :)

John CARR

21st January at 13:11

Yes minor typos in the suggested ‘half measures’ = “No Half Measures Difford” ?!

Chris Millson

30th June 2024 at 21:07

This is great as per the recipe, serve extremely chilled, in a chilled glass. I think there's an error in the notes about the bite-sized version, IMO this should be 37.5ml gin rather than 75ml!