I "made up" a drink like this when I was a bartender in Tokyo with no idea what I was doing. Mine was a highball that added Zubrowka and soda. For how young I was, I think it was pretty sophisticated.

I love this site and the community of discerning drinkers, but I gotta say why does everyone treat absinthe like it's turpentine? I throw a splash in over ice while I make my drinks and I leave it in -bc hey it's GOOD. Same with my Hemingways, throw in a splash while shaking up the other parts and mix it all in. I say don't toss the absinthe, drink it!