Name: Flying Frenchman (Absinthe Espresso Martini)
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 30 ml Absinthe; 30 ml Coffee liqueur; 30 ml Espresso coffee (hot)

Ingredients

1 fl oz

La Fée Parisienne absinthe

1 fl oz

Galliano Espresso Coffee liqueur

1 fl oz

Exprè Caffè Italiano (or freshly made hot Espresso Coffee)

How to make

Glassware

Prepare

Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.

Prepare garnish of star anise.

Method

SHAKE all ingredients with ice.

FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

Prepare garnish of star anise floated on surface.

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Flying Frenchman (Absinthe Espresso Martini) contains 226 calories

Alcohol content:

1.7 standard drinks
24.02% alc./vol. (48.04° proof)
23.2 grams of pure alcohol

Comments & Discussion

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Jacques Gaudin Premium Member 49w

It works! I found myself hovering a few feet above the floor. Where is the recipe for the Landing Frenchman please?
It has the same colour as marmite and is potentially as divisive but I loved it.

Anton Ivanic 2y

Great variation for Espresso Martini day. Agree with Simon’s suggestion to add some sugar syrup if Mr Black’s is used.

Andy Parnell-Hopkinson 2y

Astonishingly un-absinthey (yes that's a real word, look it up), considering. Hits the spot.

Fredie Martineau 2y

Very nice. Friends loved it except the floating star anise which looked like a spider floating in the glass. Recommend it for Halloween.

Orla Brady 3y

Tried this for international coffee day; I like that the absinthe is tamed a bit by the coffee. Quite sweet but yummy. I’ll definitely make this for my coffee loving friends.

Hunter Newsome 4y

Refrain from consuming more than one of these, lest you hear colors and see sounds, whilst the demons of ethanol and caffeine are raging against one another within thee. In all seriousness, drink responsibly, and this is an illuminating cocktail experience; I taste more fennel-dark chocolate than the anise-coffee profile I expected. Hemingway would have probably enjoyed this beverage.

Dee Stump 4y

Only Absinthe could dominate a coffee cocktail. To help the glass I poured, I added some mole bitters and close to 1/2oz 2:1 syrup. The bitters helped support the coffee, but I think just dialing back on the absinthe would better balance the drink.