It’s TGIT, and I am really, REALLY in need of an interesting cocktail. I am not making one because I want to share the cocktail with a good friend and I won’t see her until next week. Here’s a spirit you don’t always see, but it has a great range of cocktail recipes that you can test-drive!
Uncle Caesar was my pick because it was Christmas red and is an easy-to-fix cocktail!
Uncle Caesar
Ingredients
2 oz. Absente | Absinthe Refined
1 oz. Chambord Liqueur
4 oz. Cranberry Juice
Method:
Pour all ingredients into a shaker filled with ice,
Shake well with ice and serve cold
Want a more introspective start to the new year? Celebrate with Hemingway’s
favorite: the classic and elegant Death in the Afternoon: champagne and absinthe, no better duo to kick this awful 2020 goodbye!
Absente Absinthe: Death in the Afternoon cocktail!
Death In The Afternoon
Ingredients
30 ml of Absente
50 ml of Champagne
25 ml of Raspberry liquor
50 ml Vodka
Method:
Mix all the ingredients in a shaker and serve in a Champagne flute, a coupe
or a martini glass!
Absinthe Mojito!
Ingredients:
1 oz. Absente Absinthe
1 oz. Rhum Barbancourt
Fresh Mint Leaves
Fresh Lime
Simple Syrup
Soda Water
Method:
Muddle 2 lime wedges and freshly chopped mint in a highball glass.
Add ice, 1 oz. of Absente Absinthe, 1 oz. of Rhum Barbancourt, a splash of simple syrup, and stir well
Top it off with soda water.
About Absinthe!
Absinthe is a spirit created in the time of the Belle Epoque.
The precise origin of absinthe is unclear. The medical use of wormwood dates back to ancient Egypt and is mentioned in the Ebers Papyrus, c. 1550 BC. Wormwood extracts and wine-soaked wormwood leaves were used as remedies by the ancient Greeks. Moreover, there is evidence of a wormwood-flavoured wine in ancient Greece called absinthites oinos.[14]
The first evidence of absinthe, in the sense of a distilled spirit containing green anise and fennel, dates to the 18th century. According to popular legend, it began as an all-purpose patent remedy created by Dr. Pierre Ordinaire, a French doctor living in Couvet, Switzerland around 1792 (the exact date varies by account). Ordinaire’s recipe was passed on to the Henriod sisters of Couvet, who sold it as a medicinal elixir. By other accounts, the Henriod sisters may have been making the elixir before Ordinaire’s arrival. In either case, a certain Major Dubied acquired the formula from the sisters in 1797 and opened the first absinthe distillery named Dubied Père et Fils in Couvet with his son Marcellin and son-in-law Henry-Louis Pernod. In 1805, they built a second distillery in Pontarlier, France, under the company name Maison Pernod Fils.[15] Pernod Fils remained one of the most popular brands of absinthe until the drink was banned in France in 1914.
Modern revival of absinthe:
In 2007, the French brand Lucid became the first genuine absinthe to receive a Certificate of Label Approval (COLA) for import into the United States since 1912,[48][49] following independent efforts by representatives from Lucid and Kübler to overturn the long-standing US ban.[50] In December 2007, St. George Absinthe Verte produced by St. George Spirits of Alameda, California became the first brand of American-made absinthe produced in the United States since the ban.[51][52] Since that time, other micro-distilleries have started producing small batches in the US.Above information on absinthe is from Wikipedia
The interesting part about this cocktail revolves around the new ways this spirit is used in cocktails. This very green spirit is really quite interesting!
Absente, Absinthe Refined comes in a beautiful Van Gogh gift box ($50) which also includes the absinthe spoon, so that every dad can drink this infamous spirit in the most traditional way.
The traditional method of imbibing Absinthe is as follows:
Get a glass, an absinthe spoon, and a sugar cube, forget about any negativity in your life; instead, celebrate the holidays the Belle Epoque way! Slightly bitter and with a sophisticated taste, with hints of anise and peppermint, Absente Absinthe Refined is an easy drink to enjoy – mixed or by itself – and definitely a helpful one to raise your Holiday Spirits!
Absente Absinthe Refined is handcrafted in the South of France at Distilleries et Domaines de Provence by following one of the oldest recipes dating back to the 19th century, as well as by using the highest quality artisanal distillation methods and ingredients. Absente is the leader in its category and the first one to be introduced in the US market in 2001 when the ban was lifted, thanks to visionary marketer Michel Roux.
Moreover, for a more introspective start to the new year, celebrate with Hemingway’s favorite, the classic and elegant Death in the Afternoon: champagne and absinthe, no better duo to kick this awful 2020 goodbye!
Thanks to Virginia who has been very helpful in getting me great information about spirits and cocktail recipes!
Stevie Wilson
LA-Story.com
