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Absinthe Drip Cocktail (French method)

Classic/vintage ยท Hall of Fame and must know/try

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Ingredients

1 1/2 oz Absinthe
2 oz Chilled water
1 cube Sugar cube

How to make

Serve in a absinthe glass or old-fashioned glass

Prepare

  1. 1 Select and pre-chill an ABSINTHE GLASS OR OLD-FASHIONED GLASS.

Method

  1. 2 POUR absinthe into glass.
  2. 3 PLACE cube of sugar on a slotted absinthe spoon resting across the top of the glass.
  3. 4 Using an absinthe fountain (or a bottle of chilled mineral water with a small hole in the cap), DRIP iced water over the sugar so it dissolves and drips into the glass.
  4. 5 Traditionally the same amount of water is added as absinthe, but full-strength absinthe requires more dilution - Keep dripping until absinthe louches (turns milky white).
  5. 6 Add ice, stir and serve.

Flavour profile

History

Slow dripping water is essential to dissolve the sugar cube and balance the absinthe's sweetness.

This represents the conventional technique for serving absinthe, a practice prevalent until the period just before the First World War, when the beverage faced prohibition in most nations.