Parmenides

Serve in Coupe glass...
1⅓	fl oz	Cognac
⅓	fl oz	Chartreuse Verte (Green Chartreuse) Liqueur
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 Fée Parisienne Absinthe Superieure

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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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