This is a far more delicate and refreshing drink than the ingredients may suggest. Superbly balanced and dangerously drinkable.

Delicious! So as not to waste the absinthe I popped the rinse discard into a shot glass and dropped the expressed lemon round into it, served on the side. The drink itself is superb. Well balanced and bittersweet. Putting the absinthe on the side with the lemon makes me yearn for a Prague revisit...

What is fennel tea? Took me ages to spot it but have no idea what it entails

Yes, I am already considering seeing how my sparkling sake will turn out. Make up per spec excluding the sake and the top up in the glass, maybe