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The Green Fairy Recipe

Inspired by Rene At Tlaquepaque
Time12m
Serves1

grande absente absinthe original, wormwood (served at bar only) strong licorice flavor- diluted using an absinthe tower and flamed over a sugar cube. 138 proof.

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Ingredients

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Canned Beer & Seltzer

Method

Canned Beer & Seltzer

1

Prepare glass and tools

Chill a stem glass in the freezer for 5 minutes. Set up an absinthe spoon with a sugar cube perched over the glass and have an absinthe fountain or absinthe tower ready for slow water delivery.

2

Pour 30 ml of Grande Absente Absinthe Original into the chilled glass.

3

Balance 1 sugar cube on the bowl of the absinthe spoon and rest the spoon above the glass so the cube sits directly over the opening.

4

Using the absinthe tower, slowly drizzle about 120 ml of ice-cold water through the sugar cube, allowing it to dissolve and the absinthe to louche into a milky emerald cloud.

5

Flambé the sugar cube

Carefully ignite the sugar cube with a long lighter and let it burn briefly to caramelize. Keep the flame away from your face and flammable materials; extinguish the flame when the cube has caramelized and just before it risks popping.

6

Finish and serve

Gently swirl the glass to mix the caramelized sugar with the diluted absinthe. Serve immediately and enjoy the strong licorice aroma characteristic of absinthe.