Name: Absinthe Cocktail (Jerry Thomas)
Prep time: 2 min
Total time: 2 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 30 ml Absinthe verte (green); 7.5 ml Anisette liqueur; 1 Angostura or other aromatic bitters; 45 ml Chilled water (reduce if wet ice)

Serve in a

Martini glass

Garnish:

Lemon zest twist

How to make:

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

1 fl oz	La Fée Parisienne absinthe
1/4 fl oz	Anisette liqueur
1 dash	Angostura Aromatic Bitters
1 1/2 fl oz	Chilled water (reduce if wet ice)
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Review:

This aniseed-flavoured mix tastes surprisingly tame but includes a shot of the notorious green fairy.

Variant:

Absinthe Frappe – served over crushed ice.

History:

Adapted from Jerry Thomas' 1887 Bar-tender's Guide.

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Alcohol content:

1.2 standard drinks
19.9% alc./vol. (39.8° proof)
16.5 grams of pure alcohol

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Absinthe Cocktail (Jerry Thomas)

Serve in a

Garnish: