Green Beast (Fresh Version)

Green Beast (Fresh Version) image
Serve in
a Collins glass...
3 slice English cucumber peeled
1 shot La Fee Parisienne absinthe BUY
½ shot Sugar syrup (2 sugar to 1 water)
1 shot Freshly squeezed lime juice
2¼ shot Chilled water
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How to make:

MUDDLE cucumber in base of shaker. Add remaining ingredients, SHAKE with ice and strain into ice-filled glass.

Garnish:

Cucumber slice

Comment:

A whole shot of absinthe tamed by lime, sugar and plenty of water. The cucumber is an essential freshening element.

Variant:

Green Beast (Pub Version)

Origin:

Adapted from a drink created in 2010 for Pernod Absinthe by Charles Vexenat, Paris, France.

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