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There’s so much bullshit, myth, and just plain wrong information surrounding Absinthe, that it is hard to know where to start.
If you’re interested in Absinthe at all, I first must recommend stopping by the Wormwood Society or La Fee Verte Absinthe House for much more information than I can possibly include here.
First off, Absinthe is [...]

Absinthe Cocktail
1/2 Absinthe (1 1/2 oz Absinthe Verte de Fougerolles)
1/2 Water (1 1/2 oz Water)
1 dash Syrup (Rich Simple Syrup)
1 dash Angostura Bitters

Absinthe (Special) Cocktail
2/3 Absinthe (1 oz Absinthe Verte de Fougerolles)
1/6 Gin (1/4 oz Beefeater Gin)
1/6 Syrup of Anisette or Gomme Syrup (barspoon Rich Simple Syrup)
1 dash Orange Bitters
1 dash Angostura Bitters

Instructions for both [...]

Rosey Fizz
1 Rose Scented Geranium Leaf (nice; but, optional)Rose Hip Granita*
2 oz Apple Brandy (Laird’s Bonded)2 oz Blood Orange Juice (juice 1 small moro blood orange)1/2 tsp superfine (caster) sugar1 egg white
Sparkling Dry Rosé Wine (Louis Boillot Perle d’Aurore Cremant de Bourgogne)
Rose Flower Water
Muddle Geranium leaf in the bottom of collins glass. Fill glass 1/3 [...]

Inspired by my friend who is attempting to cook his way through “The Joy of Cooking” from begining to end, I thought I might try the same with a cocktail book in the hopes of gaining a larger perspective into the world of cocktails.
“The Savoy Cocktail Book” was one of the first major Cocktail books [...]