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Serve in a Coupe glass
1 1⁄2 oz | Light gold rum (1-3 year old molasses column) |
1⁄6 oz | Orange Curaçao liqueur |
1⁄6 oz | Crème de noyau liqueur |
1⁄6 oz | Monin Pure Cane Syrup (65.0°brix, equivalent to 2:1 rich syrup) |
2 dash | La Fée Parisienne absinthe |
1 fresh | Egg yolk |
Recipe contains the following allergens:
31st March 2025 is L'anniversaire de la Tour Eiffel
Resembling watery orange custard, this cocktail is surprisingly silky and suited to after-dinner.
Adapted from a recipe in Harry Craddock's 1930 The Savoy Cocktail Book.
EYE-OPENER COCKTAIL.
Harry Craddock, 1930
The Yolk of 1 Fresh Egg.
1 Teaspoon Powdered Sugar.
2 Dashes Absinthe.
2 Dashes Curaçao.
2 Dashes Crème de Noyau.
1 Liqueur Glass Rum.
Shake well and strain into cocktail glass.
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