The Modernista, also known as the Modern Maid Cocktail, is a scotch/absinthe cocktail. This beverage is not for the faint hearted since it is challenging to make due the fact that Swedish Punsch is a hard to find ingredient. Nevertheless, you can use any rum-flavored liqueur to take place of the Swedish Punsch. Aside from that, any cocktail with a Scotch base is difficult to mix with other ingredients unless you know what you are doing. Read more
Corpse Reviver # 2 is the most popular drink of the corpse reviver family. This is because this cocktail is made of up equal parts of gin, triple sec, Lillet Blanc, lemon juice and a dash of absinthe. Corpse Revivers got its name because they are popularly known as the ‘hair of the dog’ Read more
In 1920, the owner of Harry’s New York Bar, Harry MacElhone, created The Monkey Gland in Paris, France. It is a cocktail of gin, orange juice, grenadine and absinthe named after the surgical grafting of the monkey testicle which according to D. Serge Vonoroff could promote longevity. Read more
There are numerous ways to make Death in the Afternoon. The absinthe can be added right after the champagne since the former will float on the champagne for a short period of time. Absinthe can also be replaced by strong pastis like Pernod since absinthe is either difficult to find or illegal is some places. Read more