Cocktailia

Improved Whiskey Cocktail

• 2 ounces bourbon
• 1 tsp simple syrup
• 1/2 tsp maraschino liqueur
• 2 dashes Angostura bitters
• 1 dash absinthe
• Lemon zest for garnish

Combine liquid ingredients in an ice-filled mixing glass and stir until…

Death in the Afternoon

• 1 ounce absinthe or substitute
• Champagne

Pour absinthe or substitute (I made this one with Pernod) into a Champagne flute, then fill with Champagne.

This cocktail was created by Ernest Hemingway, author of…

La Louisiane

• 3/4 ounce rye
• 3/4 ounce Benedictine
• 3/4 ounce sweet vermouth
• Dash of absinthe or substitute
• Dash of Peychaud’s bitters
• Maraschino cherry for garnish

Combine ingredients in an ice-filled mixing glass and stir until cold. Strain…

Turf Cocktail

• 2 ounces gin
• 3/4 ounce dry vermouth
• 1/4 ounce maraschino liqueur
• 1 dash absinthe
• 1 dash orange bitters
• Lemon twist for garnish

Combine ingredients in an mixing glass and fill with ice. Stir well and…

Remember the Maine

• 2 ounces rye whiskey
• 3/4 ounce sweet vermouth
• 2 teaspoons Cherry Heering
• 1/2 teaspoon absinthe or absinthe substitute
• Brandied cherry for garnish

Combine ingredients in an ice-filled mixing glass and stir briskly for 20…

Corpse Reviver #2

• 3/4 ounce gin
• 3/4 ounce Cointreau
• 3/4 ounce Lillet blanc
• 3/4 ounce fresh lemon juice
• Splash of absinthe or absinthe substitute

Combine all ingredients in an ice-filled cocktail shaker and shake until cold. Strain…

I mentioned last month that I’ve been waiting for peaches to come into season in order to try this drink. I made an Apricot and Basil version to hold me over, but have now finally made the original.…

As a follow-up to the French Absinthe ritual I posted the other day, this is the Czech method. This is probably more appropriate, given the origin of the bottle pictured.

Absinthe ritual, Czech method

• 1 ounce absinthe

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Absinthe Ritual, French Method

• 1 ounce absinthe
• 1 sugar cube
• cold water

Pour absinthe into glass, preferably a traditional absinthe glass. Rest a slotted spoon across the glass and place sugar cube in the center. Drip four…