Sasha’s Den of Iniquity Podcast – Episode 12 – Absinthe

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In this episode Sasha talks to the always awesome Swoopy from Skepticality (http://www.skepticality.com/) to talk about absinthe and absinthe cocktails.  Swoopy talked to Cheryl Lins of Delaware Phoenix about absinthe on a recent episode of Skepticality called “La Fée Verte” (http://www.skepticality.com/sn_Ep115.html)

Other links mentioned in this episode:

Cheryl Lins & Delaware Phoenix
http://www.delawarephoenix.com/

Behind the Bar Show – Obsello Absinthe
http://sites.google.com/site/behindthebarshow/home/Episodes/054—obsello-absinthe

Behind the Bar Show – Absinthe Drinks
http://sites.google.com/site/behindthebarshow/home/Episodes/episode-009—absinthe

Hendrick’s Gin
http://www.hendricksgin.com/

Drinks mentioned in this episode:

Death in the Afternoon

• 1-1/2 oz absinthe
• 4 oz ice brut champagne

“Pour 1 jigger of absinthe into a champagne glass. Add iced champagne until it attains the proper opalescent milkiness. Drink three to five of these slowly.”

Monkey Gland Cocktail

• 2 oz gin
• 1 oz orange juice
• 3 dashes absinthe
• 3 oz grenadine

Shake with ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

Mouresque Cocktail

• 2 oz absinthe
• 1 oz orgeat syrup

Build in a tall glass with ice. Stir and top with water.

New Orleans Coffee

• 2 oz rye whiskey
• 1/2 oz Herbsaint
• 4-5 oz hot coffeee
• whipped cream

Pout whiskey, Herbsaint, and coffee into a mug. Top with whipped cream.

Nine Pick Cocktail

• 2 oz absinthe
• 1 oz gin
• 1 dash Angostura bitters
• 1 dash orange bitters
• 1 dash simple syrup

Stir with ice and strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with a twist of orange peel.

Poisoned Apple

• 2 oz absinthe
• 1/2 oz simple syrup
• 12 oz hard cider

Pour all ingredients into a pint beer glass.

Pierce Brosnan Cocktail

• 1-1/2 oz chilled vodka
• 1/2 oz chilled champagne
• 1 sugar cube
• 1/2 oz absinthe

Pour vodka and champagne into a cold cocktail glass and stir. Soak sugar cube in absinthe, light with a match and drop into the drink.

Tremblement de Terre

• 2-1/2 oz cognac
• 1/4 oz absinthe

Stir with ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with a twist of lemon.

Rattlesnake Cocktail

• 2 oz rye
• 1/2 oz lemon juice
• 1 egg white
• 1/8 oz absinthe

Dry shake to froth, then shake with ice to chill. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

Remember the Maine

• 2 oz bourbon
• 3/4 oz sweet vermouth
• 1/4 oz cherry brandy
• absinthe to taste
• Angostura bitters to taste

Stir with ice in a clockwise direction and strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

Sazerac

• 3 oz rye
• 3/4 oz simple syrup
• 3 dashes Peychaud’s bitters
• 1/4 oz absinthe

Rinse a chilled cocktail glass with absinthe. Stir other ingredients with ice and strain into glass. Twist lemon peel over drink and drop in as a garnish.

The Swoopy Manhattan

• 2 oz rye whiskey
• 1 oz sweet vermouth
• 1/4 oz absinthe
• 2-3 dashes bitters

Stir with ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with a fresh raspberry or a lemon twist.