There are countless absinthe cocktail recipes that call for just drops or dashes of absinthe, or for the glass merely to be rinsed/washed with absinthe, but due to this spirit's pungent smell and intense flavour, there are few cocktails that are truly absinthe-based or use a good slug of absinthe.
Our pick of the 20 best Absinthe cocktails highlights some of the few truly absinthe-based cocktails while the others selected for this page more subtly harness absinthe's flavour.
Absinthe is a most unusual cocktail ingredient as it's the main base spirit in some cocktails while is used as mere dashes in others. Absinthe's aroma
A herbal riff on Charles Schumann's Gimlet.
Absinthe and gin delicately lead this subtle cherry-flavoured cocktail. Bitter liqueur adds more colour than flavour, while pink grapefruit freshens.
Hints of apple and liquorice combine to make a very moreish cocktail.
My recipe remains pretty true to Craddock's classic 1930's proportions but, in line with modern bartending conventions, I now disregard Craddock's instructions
Strong in every respect. Big, full-on flavours of aniseed, cinnamon and ginger.
Fruit juice, almond syrup and bold bittersweet flavours mask a whole shot of absinthe in this baby pink drink.
Best described as an energy drink on steroids - equal parts absinthe, coffee liqueur and espresso. However, unlike most caffeine-laden energy drinks the
A well-balanced Absinthe Sour served straight-up.
Salmon-pink with subtle juniper, rounded by maraschino liqueur, aromatic bitters and absinthe.
Elderflower liqueur mellows and boosts floral notes in the cognac, while dashes of absinthe dries and adds a robust hint of aniseed.
Absinthe based but incredibly subtle. Absinthe combines wonderfully with wine and apple.
A drink for fans of Chartreuse and aniseed.
A wet Martini with balanced hints of maraschino and absinthe.
This classic, sour and aromatic cocktail is traditionally considered a morning after a pick-me-up / rejuvenative 'hair-of-the-dog'.
Sake and vodka with a delicate hint of honey.
Sweet and sour with citrus tartness and faint absinthe anise.
This white drink with the merest tint of absinthe green balances lemon, peach liqueur and lemon juice, rounded and made fluffy with egg white.
Raisiny pedro ximénez sherry adds subtle richness to the cognac with hints of flavour from the absinthe and lemon zest. This drink benefits from generous
So named due to this drink being flavoured with absinthe, apple and almond.
This bright red cocktail makes the strong aniseed flavours of absinthe approachable.
British readers over 40 may remember the children's TV series Trumpton, Chigley and Camberwick Green. If you do, then sing between sips, Pugh, Pugh, Barney
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