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Named in a similar (morbid) spirit as the Corpse Reviver and Death in the Afternoon, this New Orleans-born, absinthe-laced twist on a gin martini is best served very cold in a very cold glass. If you can’t find absinthe, use pastis in its place to approximate the spirit’s herbal, anise notes.
Ingredients
- Ice
- 2 ozdry gin
- 0.75 ozdry vermouth
- Scant ¼ ounce absinthe
- 1lemon peel, for serving
Instructions
- 1
Freeze a martini or Nick and Nora glass for at least 15 minutes and up to 1 hour. (You can also fill the glass with ice and water, stir for 30 seconds, pour out the ice and water, and pour the finished drink into the now-chilled glass.)
- 2
In a cocktail shaker or mixing glass filled with ice, combine the gin, vermouth and absinthe. Stir until very cold, about 30 seconds, then strain into the chilled glass. Hold the lemon peel by its long edges, skin facing down into the glass, pinch the peel to release the citrus oils then discard the lemon peel.