The Absinthe Files 2

Creative Cocktails with Absinthe

Series 2 of 4

Absolution

GLASS – Collins
ICE – Cubed or Cracked
PREP – Shake & Strain over Ice

1oz Absinthe
2 oz Krupnik honey liquor
1 teaspoon ginger liqueur
splashes of the following juices:
lime, orange, apple
Strain in, and Top with ginger ale


Applesinth

GLASS – Tumbler
ICE – Crushed
PREP – Shake & Strain over Ice

1oz Absinthe
1oz apple schnapps
juice of ½ lime
1oz passionfruit syrup
2 oz apple juice
Garnish – twist of lime


Atom Bomb

GLASS – Cocktail
PREP – Shake & Strain

¾ oz Absinthe
¾ oz brandy


B 55

GLASS – Pousse or Cordial
PREP – Layer pour in order

½ oz each of the following:
coffee liqueur
Irish cream
Absinthe


Black Daisy

GLASS – Pousse or Cordial
PREP – Layer pour in order

½ oz each of the following:
Kahlua
Bailey’s Irish cream
Tia Maria
Absinthe


Bloody Absinthe

GLASS – Tumbler
ICE –Cubed or Cracked
PREP – As follows

Add the following accents (to taste) over Ice in glass:
worcestershire sauce
tabasco sauce
salt
pepper

Then pour the following to fill:
1½ oz Absinthe
fill with tomato juice
Garnish – slice of lime and fresh vegetable of choice


The Bohemian

GLASS – Old fashioned
ICE – Cubed or Cracked
PREP – Shake & Strain

1oz Absinthe
½ oz creme de cassis
juice of ½ lime
2 oz cranberry juice
Strain in, and Top with club soda
Garnish – twist of orange peel


Bohemian Mule

GLASS – Highball
ICE – Cubed or Cracked
PREP – Pour over Ice

First, squeeze the juice of ½ lime into the bottom of glass.
Add ice, and the following:
1oz Absinthe
Fill with ginger beer


Bull Rush

GLASS – Tumbler or Pint
ICE – Cubed or Cracked
PREP – Pour over Ice

1oz vodka
1oz Absinthe
1 can Red Bull energy drink
Garnish – slice of lime


Buttercup

GLASS – Pousse or Snifter
PREP – Layer in or Pour straight

½ oz each of the following:
dark creme de cacao
butterscotch schnapps
Absinthe


Cafe de Paris

GLASS – Tulip
PREP – Blend with ice

1oz gin
1 teaspoon Absinthe
1 tablespoon sweet cream
1 egg


Casino

GLASS – Champagne flute
PREP – As follows

Soak a sugar cube in a ¼ oz of Absinthe, and place cube in flute.
Fill slowly with chilled champagne, and add a dash of brandy over top.
Garnish – twist of lemon peel


Catherine Zeta-Jones

GLASS – Cocktail
ICE – Crushed
PREP – Pour over Ice

With a glass half-filled with crushed ice,
add 1oz each of the following:
Creme de Mure
Mandrin vodka
Absinthe
chilled Champagne


Cherry Aid

GLASS – Champagne flute
PREP – Shake & Strain

1oz Absinthe
½ oz sloe gin
½ oz cherry vodka
dashes of the following:
maraschino liqueur or syrup
simple syrup
lemon juice
Strain in, and fill with chilled Champagne


China Blue

GLASS – Martini
PREP – Shake & Strain
Rim the glass with sugar

1oz Absinthe
¾ oz fresh lime juice
½ oz ginger syrup or liqueur
1 inch cube of freshly chopped ginger


Colonial Rot

GLASS – Highball
ICE – Cubed or Cracked
PREP – Shake & Strain over Ice

1oz Citron vodka
1oz Absinthe
½ oz simple syrup
½ oz fresh lime juice
5 mint leaves
Strain in, and split–fill with club soda and cold lemonade
Garnish – extract the mint leaves from the shaker


Deadman’s Mule

GLASS – Tall
ICE – Cubed or Cracked
PREP – Pour over Ice

1oz Absinthe
½ oz Goldschlager
¾ oz orgeat syrup
¾ oz lime juice
Top with ginger beer


Decadent Martini

GLASS – Martini or Cocktail
PREP – Shake & Strain
Rim the glass with sugar

¾ oz Absinthe
¾ oz Grand Marnier
½ oz lemon sugar
¼ oz simple syrup


Desire

GLASS – Cocktail
PREP – Shake & Strain

½ oz Absinthe
1½ oz lemon juice
1 teaspoon sugar or simple syrup

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