Absinthe Makes The Heart Grow Fonder
Ingredients
- 1 1⁄2 oz Tanqueray London Dry Gin
- 1⁄6 oz La Fée Parisienne absinthe
- 1⁄3 oz Luxardo Maraschino liqueur
- 1⁄6 oz Heering Cherry Liqueur
- 1⁄6 oz Italian red bitter liqueur
- 3⁄4 oz Pink grapefruit juice
- 1⁄6 oz Sugar syrup 'rich'
- 1⁄4 oz Chilled water omit if using wet ice
Method
Glassware:
Serve in a Coupe glass
Prepare:
- Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
- Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.
Method:
- SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
- FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
Garnish:
- EXPRESS flamed orange zest twist over cocktail, then use as garnish.
Nutrition:
One serving of Absinthe Makes The Heart Grow Fonder contains 197 calories
History:
Adapted from a recipe created by Scott Diaz in Seattle, Washington.
The phrase "absence makes the heart grow fonder" is first attributed to English poet Ernest Dowson (1867-1900) as part of a February 1899 letter to Arthur Moore. However, it was another poet, Thomas Haynes Bayly, who popularised the phrase in his poem Isle of Beauty published in his two-volume 1844 Songs, Ballads, and Other Poems.
Review:
Absinthe and gin delicately lead this subtle cherry-flavoured cocktail. Bitter liqueur adds more colour than flavour, while pink grapefruit freshens.
