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Serve in a Flute glass...
2½	fl oz	Cognac
½	fl oz	Triple sec liqueur
½	fl oz	Suze gentian liqueur
1	dash	La Fée Parisienne Absinthe Superieure

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How to make:

STIR all ingredients with ice and fine strain into chilled glass.

Garnish:

Lemon zest twist

Comment:

Bitter sweet cognac-influenced palate with lingering flavours of liquorice root, honey, pine and eucalyptus from the Suze.

About:

Adapted from a drink created in 2007 by Gary Regan after a Sazerac-fuelled trip to New Orleans. He was inspired by how the Sazerac might have been if it had originally been created in France rather than New Orleans.

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