Name: Absinthe Spider Highball
Total time: 2 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 15 ml Absinthe; 2 dash Aromatic bitters; 120 ml Ginger ale

Absinthe Spider Highball
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Ingredients:
¹⁄₂ oz	La Fée Parisienne absinthe
2 dash	Angostura Aromatic Bitters
4 oz	Thomas Henry Ginger Ale

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Highball (max 10oz/300ml) glass.
Prepare garnish of lime wedge.
POUR all ingredients into ice-filled glass.
Garnish with lime wedge.

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

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Medium

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Review:

Absinthe and ginger ale combine well in this refreshing highball.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Absinthe Spider Highball contains 103 calories

Alcohol content:

0.7 standard drinks
7.02% alc./vol. (7.02° proof)
9.5 grams of pure alcohol

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ian roberts

8th March 2024 at 19:36

Subtle liquorice flavour goes really well with the ginger

Jim Plante

7th February 2023 at 00:47

I so love the appeal of the licorice flavor, it always reminds me of my childhood. I thought the recipe was a little week, but there is always a place for a good low abv cocktail. It tasted good, but I fortified this with a 1/2 oz of white Cuban Rum. It was also very nice.

Karan Tandon

26th June 2023 at 05:59

Tried it your way.. turned out to be really nice! Thanks.

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Jack Reid

1st September 2022 at 10:15

It turns out I overestimated how much I like anise, which left me with nearly a full bottle of absinthe to get through and not much enthusiasm for the project. This drink is OK though, so I have hope. I agree with John Hinojos about the sarsparilla taste. It's a decent hot summer's day drink.

John Hinojos

5th March 2022 at 20:46

I have always been a lover of Absinthe (even when the real thing was not available). Pernod was the first bottle of alcohol I bought on my 21st birthday. I loved this. Had it with luncheon and it was perfect. When mixed it has hints of sarsaparilla. Great cocktail.

Chris VanDoren

6th March 2021 at 15:28

This was quite excellent, and only the 1/2oz of liquor is an interesting twist for a highball that creates more drinkability. I played with adding 3/4ox of tequila to the drink and that really muddied the flavors, the original was far better. I will be coming back to this when I want something low in alcohol but with big flavors.

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