Parmenides

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Serve in

Coupe glass...
1⅓ fl oz Cognac
⅓ fl oz Chartreuse Verte (Green Chartreuse)
⅔ fl oz Chardonnay (Chablis) white wine
⅔ fl oz Freshly squeezed lemon juice
⅔ fl oz Sugar syrup (2 sugar to 1 water)
4 dash La Fee Parisienne absinthe
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How to make:

SHAKE all ingredients with ice and fine strain into ice-filled glass.

Garnish:

None

Comment:

A sour-style drink served straight-up combining cognac, Green Chartreuse, white wine and lemon.

About:

Adapted from a recipe created in 2015 by Fabiano Latham when he was at The Natural Philosopher, London, England. Parmenides was a 6th century BC Greek philosopher, appropriate considering the name of Alban’s bar.

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