July 21st, 2009
Today marks the 110th anniversary of the birth of Ernest Miller Hemingway, born 21 July 1899 in Oak Park, Illinois.
Despite my love of both Spain and absinthe, I have yet to find a place in my heart for Hemingway’s writing, but I’ll still raise a glass to the man who gave us the Death in [...]
June 23rd, 2009
Though I wasn’t particularly favourable in my Lucid review, I thought I’d be a good sport and post a recipe from their promotional booklet. You could, of course, use any absinthe you prefer.
2.5 oz chocolate vodka
0.5 oz Lucid absinthe
0.5 oz simple syrup
crushed chocolate cookie
Chinese star anise
In an ice-filled shaker, add the vodka, absinthe and simple [...]
June 12th, 2009
I love the name of this absinthe cocktail. Recipe originates from The Drink Shop.
2 shots Remy Martin – Grand Cru
1.5 shots ST GERMAIN – Elderflower Liqueur
0.125 shot La Fee Parisienne
Shake all ingredients with ice and fine strain into a chilled martini glass.
Created by Simon Difford.
May 15th, 2009
1.5 ounces Martini red vermouth
1 dash absinthe
1 dash orange bitters
Shake with plenty of ice and strain into a cocktail glass. I’ve read that this was popularised in 20th century France as the American craze for cocktails reached Europe. (I’ll cite a source if/when I can confirm that as fact.)
For more absinthe cocktail recipes, see our [...]
July 10th, 2008
There’s something magical about absinthe.
There’s something magical about champagne.
Ernest Hemingway knew this and for a 1935 celebrity recipe book he offered up Death in the Afternoon. His instructions went as follows: “Pour one jigger absinthe into a Champagne glass. Add iced Champagne until it attains the proper opalescent milkiness. Drink three to five of these [...]
