Absinthe
"A family recipe since 1926" - 70% ABV - 700ml
Like being smacked in the face with a log of soft-eating liquorice. This little green fairy is ripped and is an undisputed MMA champion.
There are several different ways to drink this spirit: one of which is to drink it straight. Only absinthes of the very highest calibre taste good straight and we’re proud to boast that the No8 Absinthe tastes great even at these rocket fuel-levels.
Not everyone is prepared to wrestle the green fairy at full strength and many a bar will burn absinthe-soaked sugar until it caramelises and then add it, still burning, to the rest of the measure. The flames can be put out by adding cold water, which will bring the absinthe roughly to a reasonable 38% ABV to be savoured, preferably in a crystal glass.
This recipe has been handed down in Julien's family over three generations.
Green Fairy
- 1oz No8 Dunners Dry gin
- 1/2oz No8 Absinthe
- 1/2oz Mint Liqueur
- Splash of lemon juice
- Dash of sugar liquide
- Shake - Serve on cruched ice
