Name: Absinthe Suisesse
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Absinthe; 15 ml Orgeat syrup; 30 ml Egg white (pasteurised); 30 ml Cream

Absinthe Suisesse
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Serve in an Old-fashioned glass

Ingredients:
1 ¹⁄₂ oz	La Fée Parisienne absinthe
¹⁄₂ oz	Monin Almond (Orgeat) Syrup
1 oz	Egg white (pasteurised) or Aquafaba (chickpea water) or 3 dashes Fee Brothers Fee Foam cocktail foamer
1 oz	Single cream/half-and-half

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill an Old-fashioned glass.
Prepare mint sprigs for garnish.
SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
STRAIN into glass filled with crushed ice.
Garnish with mint sprigs bouquet.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Orgeat (almond) sugar syrup (2:1) - Nuts
Egg white (pasteurised) - Eggs
Single cream/half-and-half - Dairy

Review:

Absinthe smoothed with cream and sweet almond.

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Variant:

Also spelt 'Suissesse' and sometimes made with absinthe, vermouth, sugar, crème de menthe and egg white shaken and topped with sparkling water.

History:

New Orleans 1930s.

Nutrition:

One serving of Absinthe Suisesse contains 298 calories

Alcohol content:

1.6 standard drinks
18.75% alc./vol. (18.75° proof)
22.5 grams of pure alcohol

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