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Absinthe cocktails

A little absinthe goes a long way — a rinse or a few drops lend anise-laced mystery and herbal depth without overwhelming the glass. Its fingerprints are all over classics like the Sazerac and Corpse Reviver No. 2.

5 classic recipes from our canon that use absinthe — Absinthe sits in our liqueurs & fortified shelf.

Sazerac cocktail

Sazerac

✦ Proven classicMediumRocks

Rye stirred with Peychaud's in an absinthe-rinsed glass — New Orleans' spirit-forward classic.


Ingredients

  • rinse absinthe
  • 50 ml rye whiskey
  • 7 ml simple syrup
  • 2 dashes peychaud's bitters

Corpse Reviver No. 2 cocktail

Corpse Reviver No. 2

✦ Proven classicMediumCoupe

Equal parts gin, Cointreau, Lillet and lemon with an absinthe rinse — a bright, dangerous eye-opener.


Ingredients

  • 30 ml gin
  • 30 ml cointreau
  • 30 ml lillet blanc
  • 30 ml lemon juice
  • 1 dash absinthe

Remember the Maine cocktail

Remember the Maine

✦ Proven classicMediumCoupe

A Manhattan laced with cherry and absinthe — dark, spiced and a little mysterious.


Ingredients

  • rinse absinthe
  • 60 ml rye whiskey
  • 22 ml sweet vermouth
  • 15 ml cherry liqueur

Tuxedo cocktail

Tuxedo

✦ Proven classicMediumMartini

A dressed-up Martini with maraschino, absinthe and orange bitters — crisp and aromatic.


Ingredients

  • 30 ml gin
  • 30 ml dry vermouth
  • 1 bar spoon maraschino liqueur
  • 1 dash absinthe
  • 3 dashes orange bitters

Monkey Gland cocktail

Monkey Gland

✦ Proven classicEasyCoupe

Gin and orange juice with absinthe and grenadine — a strange, bright 1920s curio that works.


Ingredients

  • 45 ml gin
  • 45 ml orange juice
  • 1 tbsp absinthe
  • 1 tbsp grenadine

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