Pablo à Paris cocktail

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Discerning Drinkers (9 ratings)

Serve in an Old-fashioned glass

Ingredients:
23 oz Martinique V.S.O.P rum
23 oz Gentian liqueur (e.g. Suze, Salers etc)
1 oz Strucchi Dry Vermouth
2 dash La Fée Parisienne absinthe
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill an Old-fashioned glass.
  2. Prepare orange slice for garnish.
  3. STIR all ingredients with ice.
  4. STRAIN into ice-filled glass.
  5. Garnish with orange slice.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Review:

A dry and angular aperitif with robust flavours of aged rhum agricole and gentian liqueur, lengthened and tamed by dry vermouth with dashes of absinthe.

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History:

Adapted from a drink created in March 2015 by Julian de Féral of the Gorgeous Group for Culinaire Bazaar, Paris, France.

Inspired by Picasso and the time he spent in Paris, where at the turn of the 20th century he painted one of his most important and influential masterpieces, Les Demoiselles d'Avognon. As well as being fond of absinthe, Picasso painted a cubist interpretation of a Suze bottle. To quote Julian, "the use of rhum agricole draws parallels between the African influence on Picasso and the culture in Caribbean French colonies." Julian's original recipe calls for Barbancourt 8 rhum agricole, Suze and Dolin Blanc.

Nutrition:

One serving of Pablo à Paris cocktail contains 118 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1 standard drinks
  • 19.87% alc./vol. (19.87° proof)
  • 14 grams of pure alcohol

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4th March at 19:22
Do you dash using the in built dropper of the La Fée Parisienne absinth?
Bolduque Bolduque’s Avatar Bolduque Bolduque
26th October 2022 at 09:15
Was the 15% Suze chosen explicitly vs the 20% version?
Simon Difford’s Avatar Simon Difford
26th October 2022 at 17:10
Thanks for letting me know.
Bolduque Bolduque’s Avatar Bolduque Bolduque
26th October 2022 at 16:12
You're right, it was due to my settings!
Roberto Boertje’s Avatar Roberto Boertje
25th September 2022 at 15:22
Very well balanced aperitif. Pretty dry and herbal.