Neptune's Wrath

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Discerning Drinkers (79 ratings)

Serve in a

Coupe glass

Photographed in a

LSA Olivia Champagne Saucer
Ingredients:
1 1/2 fl oz Hayman's London Dry Gin
1/4 fl oz La Fée Parisienne absinthe
3/4 fl oz Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
1/2 fl oz Monin Pure Cane Syrup
1/2 fl oz Egg white (pasteurised) or Aquafaba (chickpea water) or 3 dashes Fee Brothers Fee Foam cocktail foamer
1/4 fl oz Green Chartreuse (or alternative herbal liqueur)
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Read about cocktail measures and measuring.

Garnish:

Theatrically (but very carefully) pouring flaming Chartreuse is garnish enough!

How to make:

SHAKE first 5 ingredients with ice and strain back into shaker. DRY SHAKE (without ice) to emulsify and fine strain into chilled glass. POUR Chartreuse into a long-handled metal measuring cup, ignite and then carefully pour flaming Chartreuse into cocktail.

Allergens:


Recipe contains the following allergens:

  • Egg white (pasteurised) – Eggs
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Strength & taste guide:


Review:

Last Word-like with egg-white smoothing the way for a noticeable slug of absinthe.

History:

Adapted from a recipe created circa 2007 by Toby Maloney at The Violet Hour in Chicago, USA. The foaming surface, green hue of the absinthe and flaming Chartreuse represents Neptune expressing his fury with a dangerously rough sea.
Last Word history

Nutrition:

One serving of Neptune's Wrath contains 214 calories.

Alcohol content:

  • 1.5 standard drinks
  • 18.15% alc./vol. (36.3° proof)
  • 20.4 grams of pure alcohol
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The founder of Bacardi was a Catalan wine merchant called Facundo Bacardi Massó, who left Spain for Cuba in 1830.

Valentine's Day image

Valentine's Day

You can't have failed to notice that 14 February is St. Valentine's Day, a time of year when a sum equivalent to the GDP of a small country is spent on

Fernand Petiot's birthday image

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On this day in 1900, Fernand Pete Petiot was born in Paris, to parents who owned a guesthouse - he would come to fame, correctly or otherwise, as the inventor

Margarita Day image

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There are days for most things in the US, but Margarita Day is a subject very close to our hearts. Because, no matter who invented this classic cocktail,

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