Name: Flying Frenchman (Absinthe Espresso Martini)
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 30 ml Absinthe; 30 ml Coffee liqueur; 30 ml Espresso coffee (hot)

Flying Frenchman (Absinthe Espresso Martini)
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Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
1 oz	La Fée Parisienne absinthe
1 oz	Galliano Espresso Coffee liqueur
1 oz	Espresso coffee (freshly brewed & hot)

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How to make:

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

Review:

Best described as an energy drink on steroids - equal parts absinthe, coffee liqueur and espresso. However, unlike most caffeine-laden energy drinks the Flying Frenchman is very tasty.

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History:

Adapted from a drink created in 2014 for La Fée Parisienne by Andy Mil at the London Cocktail Club. Andy's recipe originally called for Patron XO Café and an additional 15ml of sugar syrup.
Espresso Martini history

Nutrition:

One serving of Flying Frenchman (Absinthe Espresso Martini) contains 217 calories

Alcohol content:

1.5 standard drinks
24.02% alc./vol. (24.02° proof)
21.6 grams of pure alcohol

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Anton Ivanic

16th March 2024 at 18:10

Great variation for Espresso Martini day. Agree with Simon’s suggestion to add some sugar syrup if Mr Black’s is used.

Andy Parnell-Hopkinson

9th December 2023 at 17:31

Astonishingly un-absinthey (yes that's a real word, look it up), considering. Hits the spot.

Fredie Martineau

24th September 2023 at 14:54

Very nice. Friends loved it except the floating star anise which looked like a spider floating in the glass. Recommend it for Halloween.

Orla Brady

1st October 2022 at 16:38

Tried this for international coffee day; I like that the absinthe is tamed a bit by the coffee. Quite sweet but yummy. I’ll definitely make this for my coffee loving friends.

Hunter Newsome

6th April 2022 at 19:59

Refrain from consuming more than one of these, lest you hear colors and see sounds, whilst the demons of ethanol and caffeine are raging against one another within thee. In all seriousness, drink responsibly, and this is an illuminating cocktail experience; I taste more fennel-dark chocolate than the anise-coffee profile I expected. Hemingway would have probably enjoyed this beverage.

Dee Stump

13th February 2022 at 02:15

Only Absinthe could dominate a coffee cocktail. To help the glass I poured, I added some mole bitters and close to 1/2oz 2:1 syrup. The bitters helped support the coffee, but I think just dialing back on the absinthe would better balance the drink.