How to make the Absinthe Cocktail

In the book, Baker Jr. writes of an “itinerant Russian prince” who elbowed aside Harry MacElhone at his own bar, to make a “withered on the vine” Baker this drink.

Absinthe Cocktail recipe

Ingredients:

• 40ml absinthe
• 10ml pastis (or anisette)
• 15ml cold water
• 10ml sugar syrup
• A dash of Angostura bitters
• A dash of orange bitters
• 10ml of Aquafab

Method:

1. Add the absinthe to a shaker tin.
2. Next, a little sweetness courtesy of pastis.
3. Pour a little water into the tin.
4. Add 10ml of sugar syrup.
5. And dashes of both orange and aromatic bitters.
6. It's time for the Aquafab.
7. Shake as you would a Sour or any style.
8. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass and serve.

Adapted from Charles H. Baker’s Gentleman’s Companion.