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I don’t dare throwing and with ice it’s going to go all over the place. I could try at someone else home perhaps any takers ? lol

A « Shot glass » is definitely not big enough to hold the great green fairy.
Sush a tasty drink !

A beautifully balanced cocktail. We thought it was closer to a La Louisiane than a New Orleans Sazerac.

My favorite drink. I make mine with bourbon or rye & Peychaud Bitters 3-4 dashes to make it on the spicier side. I like mine sweet so I use more simple syrup than most will. And I definitely guzzle that extra absinthe, no way would I waste it. For my customers that do not prefer the flavor of absinthe, I use a spray aspirator and spray 2-3 spritzes over the top so they get the scent with very little flavor. But I coat mine! I use fennel from my garden to garnish for added scent.

This is a beautiful sazerac, wonderfully aromatic, even with a bottle of Peychaud bitters that was likely past its best. Still need to practise the throwing technique a bit more though!

Does one sip the side shot of Absinthe or shoot it?

Can I ask what the benefits are of throwing the cocktail as opposed to just stirring it? I've only ever considered throwing to wake up any aromatic ingredients like fortified wine, wouldn't have thought the small amount of bitters would benefit from it.

A very smooth version. I’m in the minimal absinthe camp (can’t abide licorice), so I eschewed the shot. I believe Jerry Thomas’ term for putting fine ice in a glass to chill it was to frappe (frapp-ay) it, so I rinsed and frappayed, threw and strained. Then I smiled.