Best Absinthe Recipe

We all know the traditional method of absinthe preparation. But wouldn't it be fun if there were more than one recipe for absinthe? After surveying my fellow absintheurs for their favorite recipe, I have a list of the best of the best. Compiling my recipe list was extremely taxing as I had to sample each and every one. But I persevered and pushed through for you guys (I actually have tears! I luv you guys!!). I must emphasize, absinthe is an extremely powerful liquor and should always be enjoyed in moderation. So, put away your absinthe fountain, glasses and spoons and check out my recipe list.

Absinthe Curacao Frappe
1 oz. Absinthe
1/2 oz. curacao
1 teaspoon lemon juice
2 teaspoons orange juice
1 thin slice orange

Stir ingredients and pour over crushed ice in a deep-saucer champagne glass. Add orange slice if desired.

The Absinthe Flip
1/2 oz. Absinthe Original
1/2 oz. Cointreau Orange Liqueur
2 tsp. Lemon Juice
1 Egg
1 tsp. Sugar
Nutmeg

Shake all the ingredients with ice and strain into a chilled whiskey glass. Sprinkle a little nutmeg on top and enjoy.

The Absinthe Minded
3 oz. Bombay Sapphire Gin
1/2 oz. Absinthe Original
1/2 oz. Grand Marnier Orange Liqueur
Dry Vermouth
1 Orange Peel

Mix gin and absinthe with ice into in a shaker. In a chilled cocktail glass, roll 1/2 once dry vermouth and discard excess. Strain the other ingredients into the cocktail glass and float 1/2 oz. of Grand Mmarnier. Garnish with an orange peel.

Green Tear *Favorite Recipe
1 part of Absinthe
2 parts of cranberry juice
1 part of Indian tonic water
1 slice of lemon

Shake well and pour into a cocktail glass.

Herbal
1.5 ounce Absinthe
Place desired amount of favorite herb in glass with absinthe
Let sit 5-10 minutes
Louche as normal

Knock Out
1 teaspoonful white Creme de Menthe
1/3 Absinthe
1/3 dry gin
1/3 French vermouth

Shake well and pour into cocktail glass

Sazerac *Favorite Recipe
1/2 teaspoon absinthe,
1 teaspoon of simple syrup
4 dashes Peychaud's bitters
1 small dash, a scant drop, of Angostura bitters
2 ounces rye whiskey
Strip of lemon peel

Pack a 3-1/2 ounce Rocks glass with ice to chill glass. In another Rocks glass, moisten a sugar cube with water until saturated then crush. Blend with whiskey and bitters in shaker. Add a few ice cubes and stir to chill. Discard the ice from the first glass and pour in absinthe. Coat the entire inside of glass with the absinthe and discard the remainder. Strain the whiskey into the absinthe coated glass. Twist lemon peel over the glass to allow lemon oil to spritz over drink then rub the peel over the rim of the glass and discard peel.

I hope you enjoy my absinthe recipe list as much as I did making it. Please send me your own recipes so I can keep expanding the list.