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On this episode of MYG I make 5 Absinthe cocktails that I really enjoyed. If you are interested in more absinthe info you can also check my Absinthe review episode here:
https://youtu.be/JU4rPzwuR0o

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Death In The Afternoon
.5 oz. (15ml) Absinthe
4.5 oz. (135ml) Very cold Champagne
Method (Build): Pour all ingredients very cold directly into a chilled coupe glass. Stir gently to mix.
Alcohol Bite: Medium

Sazerac
Absinthe, to rinse
2 oz. (60ml) VSOP Cognac
.5 oz. (15ml) Simple syrup
3 dashes Peychaud’s bitters
Garnish: lemon peel
Method (Stir and Strain): Rinse a chilled Old-Fashioned glass with the absinthe, fill with crushed ice and set aside. Pour all ingredients over ice directly in a Mixing glass or Beaker. Stir for roughly 20 seconds and strain into the Old-Fashioned glass over fresh ice.
Garnish: Lemon peel zest
Alcohol Bite: High

La Tour Eiffel
.25 oz. (7.5ml) Absinthe
2.5 oz. (75ml) VSOP Cognac
.5 oz. (15ml) Cointreau
.5 oz. (15ml) Suze

Method (Stir and Strain): Rinse a chilled Champagne flute with the absinthe, fill with crushed ice and set
aside. Pour all ingredients over ice directly in a Mixing glass or Beaker. Stir for roughly 20 seconds; dump the ice out of your Champagne flute and strain the cocktail into it.
Garnish: Lemon peel zest
Alcohol Bite: High

Absinthe Frappe’
8 Mint leaves
1 Lemon wedge
1 oz. (30ml) Simple syrup
1.5 oz. (45ml) Absinthe
2 oz. (60ml.) Soda Water
Garnish: 1 Mint top
Method (Muddle in Mixing Glass): Add the 8 Mint leaves, the lemon wedge and the simple syrup into a mixing glass and muddle them to extract juice. Add the Absinthe and double strain over crushed ice, top with soda and stir thoroughly.
Alcohol Bite: Medium
Characteristic: Refreshing / Thirst Quencher

Corpse Reviver #2
Absinthe, to rinse
.75 oz. (22.5ml) London dry gin
.75 oz. (22.5ml) Lillet blanc
.75 oz. (22.5ml) Orange liqueur
.75 oz. (22.5ml) Lemon juice, freshly squeezed
Method (Shake and Strain): Rinse the inside of a chilled coupe or cocktail glass with absinthe, discard the excess and, add ice to chill and set the glass aside. Add all the above ingredients with ice into a Shaker.
Shake for roughly 10 seconds, dump out the ice from your cocktail glass and strain the cocktail into that
chilled Cocktail Glass
Garnish: None

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@00:00 Intro
@00:19 The 5 Absinthe Drinks
@00:40 Death In The Afternoon
@01:44 Tasting the Death In The Afternoon
@02:30 Sazerac Cocktail
@03:46 Tasting the Sazerac Cocktail
@04:53 History of the Sazerac
@05:41 La Tour Eiffel
@07:14 La Tour Eiffel History
@08:12 Tasting the La Tour Eiffel
@09:24 Absinthe Frappe’
@10:36 Absinthe Frappe’ Story
@10:58 Tasting the Absinthe Frappe’
@11:43 Corpse Reviver #2
@13:06 Tasting the Corpse Reviver #2
@14:11 Corpse Reviver #2 History
@14:36 Closing Thoughts
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