Madame Lily

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Serve in a Flute glass

Ingredients:
1⁄6 oz La Fée Parisienne absinthe
1⁄4 fresh Apple (fresh)
1⁄2 oz Monin Pure Cane Syrup (65.0°brix, equivalent to 2:1 rich syrup)
1 1⁄2 oz Bacardi Carta Blanca Superior White Rum
3⁄4 oz Calvados / apple brandy / straight applejack
3⁄4 oz Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill a Flute glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of lime zest twist and edible white flower.
  3. RINSE chilled glass with absinthe (swirl around to coat and discard excess) and set to one side.
  4. MUDDLE apple and sugar syrup in base of shaker.
  5. Add other ingredients and SHAKE with ice.
  6. FINE STRAIN into absinthe-rinsed glass.
  7. Express lime zest twist over cocktail and discard.
  8. Garnish with edible white flower(s).

Review:

Best described as being an absinthe influenced Apple Daiquiri, and very good it is too.

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History:

Adapted from a recipe created for Bacardí Legacy 2017 by Noam Sharet at A23 Local Blend in Tel Aviv, Israel. Noma's original recipe calls for 22.5 ml (3/4oz) simple (1:1) sugar syrup. We swapped for richer 2:1 and we also found adding a dash or two of absinthe works well in place of absinth rinsing.

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Florian Ruf’s Avatar Florian Ruf
12th March at 14:32
Redoing it several times I would suggest to add some drops of saline solution.
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Pierre d’Epenoux’s Avatar Pierre d’Epenoux
29th December 2024 at 12:37
An incredible match with smoked salmon
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John Hinojos’ Avatar John Hinojos
14th June 2024 at 03:06
Used Lairds Applejack 86 to add a little more apple flavour and proof. Wonderful. Everything is balanced and the absinthe pushes the cocktail over the top.
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Jeremy Harrold’s Avatar Jeremy Harrold
12th August 2021 at 16:33
I used a bottle of Calvados from Morrisons which is ‘robust’ but works well in Cocktails. Ended up being a very tasty cocktail. The absinthe definitely adds a twist to the flavour.
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Gautam Deshpande’s Avatar Gautam Deshpande
17th January 2021 at 08:28
This fast became one of my go to cocktails. I substitute the light rum for Old Monk—the sweet, vanilla forward flavor goes amazingly well with a fresh, ripe apple. Go short on the simple syrup if your apples are very sweet. It’s like a boozy, drinkable apple pie.
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Doug Charnock’s Avatar Doug Charnock
29th October 2020 at 01:19
Lovely drink to celebrate peak season for late apples. Muddling the fresh apple really lets the varietal taste of the specific apple come through in the finished drink. The other half of the apple after making two drinks is the perfect accompaniment on the side. Use a tart flavorful apple, not your basic Red Delicious. The hint of absinthe sets off the apple nicely.
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