Absinthe
Absinthe is a high-proof anise-flavoured spirit distilled with grande wormwood (Artemisia absinthium), green anise, florence fennel, and an array of secondary botanicals including petite wormwood (A. pontica), hyssop, lemon balm, and melissa. The traditional producing regions are Pontarlier in the Franche-Comte (where Pernod Fils originally operated) and the Val-de-Travers in the Swiss Jura both areas still producing. After the European and American ban (1915 in France, 1912 in the US), commercially significant production was halted for 80+ years; revival production began in the 1990s and accelerated through the 2000s.
Emile Pernot (Pontarlier) is the largest house in Bouchon's range one of the oldest surviving Pontarlier operations, producing both traditional blanche (uncoloured, clear) and verte (green, chlorophyll-coloured) styles. Distillerie et Domaines de Provence (Forcalquier, Haute-Provence) brings a different botanical logic: their absinthe draws on the Mediterranean herb garden rather than strictly the Franco-Swiss mountain tradition. Lemercier rounds out the Pontarlier representation with a focus on heritage recipes and the traditional pontarlier style.
Cocktails
9 cocktails — hover for the recipe
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60 ml rye whiskey
5 ml maraschino liqueur
5 ml sugar syrup
2 dashes Angostura bitters
1 dash absintheMethod
Stir all ingredients with ice until very cold. Strain into a rocks glass over a large cube. Garnish with a lemon twist.
Improved Whiskey Cocktail
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50 ml gin
30 ml fresh orange juice
2 dashes grenadine
1 dash absintheMethod
Shake all ingredients with ice. Strain into a chilled coupe. Garnish with an orange twist.
Monkey Gland
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60 ml rye whiskey
20 ml sweet vermouth
10 ml cherry brandy
1 dash absintheMethod
Stir all ingredients with ice until very cold. Strain into a chilled coupe. Garnish with a maraschino cherry.
Remember the Maine
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60 ml cognac (the original spec before rye took over)
5 ml sugar syrup (or 1 sugar cube)
3 dashes Peychaud's bitters
1 dash Angostura bitters
Absinthe rinseMethod
Rinse a chilled rocks glass with absinthe and discard the excess. Stir cognac, sugar and bitters with ice until very cold. Strain into the prepared glass. Express a lemon twist over the top and discard.
Sazerac (Cognac)
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30 ml white rum
30 ml aged dark rum
30 ml overproof rum
20 ml fresh lime juice
15 ml fresh grapefruit juice
10 ml falernum
5 ml grenadine
1 dash absinthe
2 dashes Angostura bittersMethod
Shake all ingredients briefly with ice. Strain into a tall tiki glass over fresh crushed ice. Garnish with mint and a flamed lime peel.
Zombie
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1.5 oz Mezcal Vago Espadín
.75 oz lime juice
.75 oz pineapple juice
.5 oz simple syrup
.25 oz absinthe
Ginger beerMethod
Combine all ingredients except ginger beer in a shaker. Add ice and shake for 10 seconds or until well chilled. Strain into a highball glass over fresh ice. Top with ginger beer and garnish with a lemon swath.
El Burro
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Domaine Tariquet Bas-Armagnac VS
Absinthe Pernod
Peychaud's bitters
SugarMethod
Rinse a chilled rocks glass with absinthe; discard excess. In a mixing glass with ice, stir the Armagnac, sugar and bitters until cold. Strain into the absinthe-rinsed glass and twist a lemon peel over the top.
Handy's Mistake
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25 ml gin
25 ml lime juice
25 ml VEDRENNE Triple Sec Liqueur - 35%
25 ml vermouth
1 dash of Mythe Absinthe Distillerie des Terres Rouges - 69%Method
Shake all the ingredients. Double strain into an iced glass.
Corpse Reviver
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60 ml Christian Drouin VSOP Calvados
5 ml absinthe (rinse)
5 ml simple syrup
3 dashes Peychaud's bittersMethod
Rinse a chilled rocks glass with absinthe and discard the excess. Stir Calvados, syrup, and bitters with ice. Strain into the prepared glass. Express a lemon peel over and discard.
Sazerac (Calvados)
Absinthe
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