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Tremblement de Terre (Earthquake)

Short and stirred · Spirit-forward

3.8 22 ratings

Ingredients

1 2/3 oz Cognac (brandy)
8 dash Absinthe
1/6 oz Sugar syrup 'rich' (2:1)
2/3 oz Chilled water

How to make

Serve in a nick & nora glass

Prepare

  1. 1 Select and pre-chill a NICK & NORA GLASS.
  2. 2 Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.

Method

  1. 3 STIR all ingredients with ice.
  2. 4 FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

  1. 5 EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Flavour profile

22.1% alc./vol. · 1.2 standard drinks · 139 calories

History

Absinthe imparts a liquorice note to this cognac-forward cocktail.

This cocktail, which is said to have been served by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864-1901) at his parties, originally consisted of equal parts cognac and absinthe. In Harry Craddock's 1930 The Savoy Cocktail Book, an English rendition titled "The Earthquake Cocktail" is presented with the following recipe: "1/3 Gin, 1/3 Whisky, 1/3 Absinthe, Shake well and serve in a cocktail glass." Following this recipe, a note explains the name: "So-called because if there should happen to be an earthquake on when you are drinking it, it won't matter." Craddock further cautions, "This is a Cocktail whose potency is not to be taken toom lightly, or, for that matter, too frequently!"