The Absinthe Files 3

Creative Cocktails with Absinthe

Series 3 of 4

The Dixie

GLASS – Cocktail
PREP – Shake & Strain

½ oz dry gin
¼ oz Absinthe
¼ oz dry vermouth


Eden’s Apple

GLASS – Collins
ICE – Cubed or Cracked
PREP – Build over Ice

1oz Absinthe
½ oz Midori
½ oz green Chartreuse
splash with apple juice
Top with ginger ale
Garnish – slice of apple


Flamed Absinthe

GLASS – Sour
PREP – As follows

Dip a teaspoon of sugar
into 1oz Absinthe – poured in glass
Ignite the sugar in spoon and let it caramelize
Once the flame dies out, stir it into the absinthe
Add desired amount of fresh water until it louches


Flaming Absinth Passion

GLASS – Double-shot
PREP – Shake & Strain

1oz passionfruit syrup
1oz apple juice
dash lime juice
splash simple syrup
Strain in, and float
1oz Absinthe over the top and ignite
Blow out and consume


Green Demon

GLASS – Martini
PREP – Shake & Strain

1oz Absinthe
1oz vodka
juice of ½ lime
dash simple syrup
dash orange bitters
6 small tip mint leaves


Green Fairy

GLASS – Martini
PREP – Shake & Strain

1oz Absinthe
1oz fresh lemon juice
1oz fresh water
pinch of sugar
½ egg white
dash bitters


Green Rose

GLASS – Martini
PREP – Shake & Strain

1oz Absinthe
½ oz Citron vodka
1oz white creme de cacao
1 teaspoon rose petal marmalade
dash lemon juice
Garnish – twist of lemon peel


Green Tear

GLASS – Cocktail
PREP – Shake & Strain

1oz Absinthe
2 oz cranberry juice
1oz Indian tonic water
Garnish – slice of lemon


Hallucinating Melon

GLASS – Pousse or Tall shot
PREP – Layer pour in

½ oz each of the following:
Midori
Bailey’s Irish cream
Absinthe


Halloween Slash

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

1oz Absinthe
½ oz peach schnapps
½ oz lemon liqueur
3 oz cranberry juice
splash orange juice


Hammer of the Gods

GLASS – Shot
PREP – Layer pour

1oz Tuaca
¼ oz Absinthe
Ignite, blow out, and suck the Tuaca through the Absinthe with a straw


Hemingway

GLASS – Champagne flute
PREP – Pour straight in

1oz Absinthe
Top with chilled Champagne


Hemingway Revolution

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

1oz Absinthe
1oz Chambord
½ oz fraise
½ oz creme de cassis
splash cranberry juice


Hemingway’s Dream

GLASS – Cocktail
PREP – Shake & Strain

1oz Absinthe
1oz fresh lemon juice
1 cube Demerara sugar
A palm full of fresh mint


Hills and Flowers

GLASS – Martini
PREP – Shake & Strain

1¼ oz Absinthe
½ oz Pisang Ambon
½ oz apple juice
¼ oz fresh lime juice
dash of honey
Garnish – edible flower


Iceberg

GLASS – Shot
PREP – Layer pour

¾ oz Irish cream
¾ oz Absinthe


I. V. F.

GLASS – Martini
PREP – Shake & Strain

1oz Absinthe
½ oz Tia Maria
½ oz Tuaca
1oz espresso coffee
Strain in, and float a thin layer of cream over the top


Knock Out

GLASS – Cocktail
PREP – Shake & Strain

½ oz Absinthe
½ oz dry gin
½ oz French vermouth
1 teaspoon white creme de menthe


Make No Plans

GLASS – Highball
ICE – Cubed or CRacked
PREP – Shake & Strain

1oz Absinthe
½ oz Mandarine Napoleon
juice of ½ lime
Strain in,
and Top with cold lemonade
Garnish – mint sprig


Merlin’s Picasso

GLASS – Old fashioned
ICE – Cracked
PREP – Pour straight in

1oz Citron vodka
½ oz Drambuie
½ oz Absinthe
Top with Merlins energy drink
Garnish - slice of lime


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