INGREDIENTS
50 ml Cognac
10 ml Absinthe
1 Sugar Cube
2 Dashes Peychaud’s Bitters
METHOD
Rinse a chilled old-fashioned glass with the absinthe, add crushed ice and set it aside. Stir the remaining ingredients over ice in a mixing glass . Discard the ice and any excess absinthe from the prepared glass, strain the mixed drink into the glass.
NOTE:
The original recipe changed after the American Civil War, Rye Whiskey substituted Cognac as it became hard to obtain.
GARNISH
Garnish with lemon zest.
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- Official IBA 2020
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- How to taste a cocktail iba
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