Absinthe Frappé

Serve in an Old-fashioned glass...
1½	fl oz	La Fée Parisienne Absinthe Superieure
½	fl oz	Anisette liqueur
1½	fl oz	Chilled water
¼	fl oz	Sugar syrup (2 sugar to 1 water)

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How to make:

SHAKE all ingredients with ice and fine strain into glass filled with crushed ice. CHURN (stir) and serve with straws.

Garnish:

Mint sprig

Comment:

Aniseed and the fire of absinthe moderated by sugar and ice but still a dangerous combination.

About:

Created in 1874 by Cayetano Ferrer at Aleix's Coffee House, New Orleans, which consequently became known as The Absinthe Room. Today the establishment is fittingly known as the Old Absinthe House.

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