Name: Absinthe Drip Cocktail (French method)
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Absinthe; 60 ml Chilled water; 1 cube Sugar cube

Ingredients

1 ¹⁄₂ fl oz

La Fée Parisienne absinthe

2 fl oz

Chilled water/mineral water

1 cube

Sugar cube

How to make

Glassware

Prepare

Method

POUR absinthe into glass.

PLACE cube of sugar on a slotted absinthe spoon resting across the top of the glass.

Using an absinthe fountain (or a bottle of chilled mineral water with a small hole in the cap), DRIP iced water over the sugar so it dissolves and drips into the glass.

Traditionally the same amount of water is added as absinthe, but full-strength absinthe requires more dilution - Keep dripping until absinthe louches (turns milky white).

Add ice, stir and serve.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Alcohol content:

We don't have enough information to calculate the alc./vol., but based on known ingredients, this recipe contains at least:

24.1 grams of pure alcohol

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Comments & Discussion

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Steven Jepson Premium Member 1y

I use a Balancier (or as I call it a Tick Tock), filled with small ice cubes, and therefore use two small sugar cubes. For simplicity 2 shots Absinthe and three shots water (poured and serve with a large ice cube.
Perfect Louche and just the right level for me as I like it more absinthe forward.

Avery Garnett 2y

All of Hall of Fame 1/291. Yup, this tastes like a glass of diluted absinthe. Better than I was expecting as a not-anise-fan but...yeah, it's just absinthe.

Hunter Newsome 3y

1.5oz absinthe, 0.25oz rich simple syrup, 3oz chilled water, top with ice and briefly stir. Or drop the ice and add an extra 1.5oz chilled water. That's the way I do it, it's more convenient and consistent than dissolving a sugar cube, but lacks the traditional ritualistic aesthetic.

Simon Difford Verified User Premium Member 3y

Many thanks, Hunter. I've termed your recipe "Absinthe Dripped" and added a link to page with recipe above.

Myxo Gastrid 3y

I prefer this to the absinthe cocktail simply because I prefer the stronger absinthe-water ratio, and because I enjoy the process.

Ant Hern 4y

Less than a fiver extra for all this, vs. the price of the bottle! My order is now in :)

Nathalie O Flynn Premium Member 5y

Having one of these right now possibly the second one since buying a Fee Parisienne bottle. I normally only use it for cocktails like Corpse Reviver family. I couldn’t remember how much water so started to do a google search and found like a couple of relevant topics like « how to drink Absinth and not die » next one « prepare Absinth in 15 steps » so headed over here and it was just right and to be honest the sugar cube dissolve very quickly. I added 2 içe cubes per drink and stirred.