Absinthe Makes The Heart Grow Fonder

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Discerning Drinkers (77 ratings)

Serve in a

Coupe glass

Garnish:

Flamed orange zest twist

How to make:

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

1 1/2 fl oz Hayman's London Dry Gin
1/6 fl oz La Fée Parisienne absinthe
1/3 fl oz Luxardo Maraschino liqueur
1/6 fl oz Heering Cherry Liqueur
1/6 fl oz Strucchi Red Bitter Liqueur
3/4 fl oz Pink grapefruit juice (freshly squeezed)
1/6 fl oz Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water, 65.0°Brix)
1/3 fl oz Chilled water (omit if using wet ice)
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Review:

Absinthe and gin delicately lead this subtle cherry-flavoured cocktail. Bitter liqueur adds more colour than flavour, while pink grapefruit freshens.

History:

Adapted from a recipe created by Scott Diaz in Seattle, Washington State, USA.

The phrase "absence makes the heart grow fonder" is first attributed to English poet Ernest Dowson (1867-1900) as part of a February 1899 letter to Arthur Moore. However, it was another poet, Thomas Haynes Bayly, who popularised the phrase in his poem Isle of Beauty published in his two-volume 1844 Songs, Ballads, and Other Poems.

What would not I give to wander
Where my old companions dwell?
Absence makes the heart grow fonder;
Isle of Beauty, fare thee well!

Thomas Haynes Bayly

Sadly, Bayly died 10 years before the poem was published.

Alcohol content:

  • 1.6 standard drinks
  • 20.7% alc./vol. (41.4° proof)
  • 22.3 grams of pure alcohol
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