Name: Green Fairy
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 25 ml Absinthe; 25 ml Lemon juice; 25 ml Chilled water; 20 ml Sugar syrup (2:1); 1 dash Aromatic bitters; 15 ml Egg white (pasteurised)

Green Fairy
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Photographed in an UB Retro Coupe 1910

Ingredients:
⁵⁄₆ oz	La Fée Parisienne absinthe
⁵⁄₆ oz	Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
⁵⁄₆ oz	Chilled water
²⁄₃ oz	Monin Pure Cane Syrup (65.0°brix, equivalent to 2:1 rich syrup)
1 dash	Angostura Aromatic Bitters
¹⁄₂ oz	Egg white (pasteurised) or 3 dashes Fee Brothers Fee Foam cocktail foamer or Aquafaba or Vegan egg white alternative

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.
SHAKE all ingredients with ice and strain back into shaker.
DRY SHAKE (without ice).
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Egg white (pasteurised) - Eggs

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

A well-balanced Absinthe Sour served straight-up.

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History:

Created in the 1990s by Dick Bradsell, London, England.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Green Fairy contains 175 calories

Alcohol content:

0.9 standard drinks
11.42% alc./vol. (11.42° proof)
12.6 grams of pure alcohol

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Michael Cronin

7th March at 21:54

I do not use my Absinthe very often; especailly as a base liquor. This was nice. I would back off the water a bit. I did back off the syrup a bit as well so this had a nice sour taste, but the anisette was muted by the water. Color was a yellow peach as the Absinthe loses it's collor to the bitters and muted by the egg white. The froth was perfect!

John Hinojos

6th March 2023 at 01:28

Smashing. Absinthe was the first bottle of alcohol I bought on my 21st birthday (back when you couldn't get the real stuff). This cocktail was amazing. Absinthe if forward with a nice hint of sour from the lemon. Would definitely have this one again.

Andis Silakaktins

5th March 2021 at 18:15

Mine was nice light green color and very foamy. You can taste the anise, but its is quite faint. Happy that went past the prejudice of absinthe :)

Anonymous

28th November 2020 at 02:55

This cocktail didn't turn out anything like the photo. The angostura gave it a light peach color, and the egg white frothed nicely (unlike the photo). It's a bit too sweet for my liking. I would maybe use half of the recommended amount of simple syrup.

Simon Difford

28th November 2020 at 08:35

I'll revisit and add to my list of cocktails to re-photograph. Many thanks for bringing to my attention.

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