Name: Absinthe Cooler
Prep time: 2 min
Total time: 2 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 4 Basil leaves; 45 ml Absinthe verte (green); 30 ml Elderflower liqueur; 30 ml Lime juice (freshly squeezed); 7.5 ml Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water, 65.0°Brix); Ginger ale

Serve in a

Collins glass

Garnish:

Grapes

How to make:

SHAKE first 5 ingredients with ice and strain into ice-filled glass. TOP with ginger ale.

4 fresh	Basil leaves
1 1/2 fl oz	La Fée Parisienne absinthe
1 fl oz	Fiorente Elderflower liqueur
1 fl oz	Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
1/4 fl oz	Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water, 65.0°Brix)
Top up with	Thomas Henry Ginger Ale
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La Fée Parisienne absinthe, 70cl

£ 51.50 £ 3.32 per cocktail, makes 15.5 Fiorente Elderflower liqueur, 70cl

£ 24.25 £ 1.05 per cocktail, makes 23

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Review:

The basil is subdued, as is the elderflower with absinthe being the predominant flavour – although not domineeringly so.

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