Cool, Classic Absinthe Cocktails

Absinthe has been the stuff of legend for decades. Try these recipes to experience this mysterious green European liqueur at your next cocktail party.

Van Gogh’s Garden

1.5 oz Lucid Absinthe

0.5 oz simple syrup

Club soda

Kiwi fruit

Cucumber

Muddle two cucumber wheels and two peeled kiwi wheels with the simple syrup in a double rocks glass. Fill with ice and add the Lucid Absinthe. Top with club soda. Garnish with an unpeeled kiwi wheel on rim of the glass.

Serves 1.

Source: drinklucid.com

Absinthe (Special) Cocktail

2/3 parts absinthe

1/6 part gin

1/6 part anisette syrup or simple syrup

1 dash orange bitters

1 dash Angostura bitters

Shake thoroughly and strain into a cocktail glass.

Serves 1.

Source: "The Savoy Cocktail Book" (1930), via the Wormwood Society Absinthe Association

Absinthe Cocktail, take 2

2 dashes gin

2/3 parts absinthe

1/3 part water

Add to iced tumbler, stir and strain into a cocktail glass.

Source: "The Old Waldorf-Astoria Bar Book" (1933), via the Wormwood Society Absinthe Association

Chrysanthemum

San Francisco-based writer Camper English “adapted this classic drink recipe to showcase the use of absinthe. This drink can be found calling for varying proportions of ingredients in different recipe books — the brands of absinthe and vermouth chosen will greatly influence the drink’s flavour profile,” according to epicurious.com, where this recipe comes from.

1 tsp absinthe

2 tbsp (1 oz) Benedictine liqueur

¼ cup (2 oz) dry vermouth

1 cup ice cubes

1 thin strip orange peel

In cocktail shaker, stir together absinthe, Benedictine liqueur, and vermouth. Add ice and stir for one minute, then strain into martini glass. Squeeze orange peel over drink, making sure oils fall into glass, then drop peel into drink and serve.

Source: Epicurious.com