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Posted: October 2, 2008 - 2:08 pm

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Pernod

Since my previous blog on absinthe after the lifting of the ban last year, several brands have released their own versions into the drink market. Colleen Graham from cocktails.about.com highlighted Pernod Absinthe (the brand from the company that creates Pernod, which is often used as an absinthe substitute) and gave some fun information about absinthe cocktails.

The Pernod company asked five bartenders to create a drink inspired by an artist or literary figure who used to partake in the beverage, with a twist using mordern absinthe. The recipes and drinks can be found here (blog link), but I've listed my favorites (based on the ingredients and the inspirational character) below.

#26
By Marko Knezevic, Grass Restaurant & Lounge, Miami
Muse - Ernest Hemingway

Ingredients:
Red grapes
1 part Pernod Absinthe
1 dash sweet vermouth
squeeze of lime
1 dash simple syrup
orange juice

Preparation:
Muddle six or seven grapes. Add ice, lime, simple syrup and spirits. Shake and strain into an ice-filled highball glass. Top with orange juice and garnish with fresh grapes.

Charmides
By Marcos Tello, The Doheney, Los Angeles
Muse - Oscar Wilde

Ingredients:
1 part Pernod Absinthe
seedless green grapes
1 dash of Angostura bitters
1 1/2 part Beefeater gin
3/4 part ginger syrup
1/2 part fresh lime juice
soda water
candied ginger

Preparation:
Muddle grapes, Pernod Absinthe and bitters. Add gin, ginger syrup and lime juice. Shake and strain into an ice-filled Collins glass, top with soda water. Garnish with grapes and candied ginger.

Rimbaud's Left Hand
By Stephen Cole, The Violet Hour, Chicago
Muse - Arthur Rimbaud

Ingredients:
1 part Pernod Absinthe
1 part Benedictine
1 part Aperol Orange Liqueur
1 part lemon juice
1 part pineapple juice
1 egg white
rose water

Preparation:
Combine ingredients in a mixing glass, shake first without ice. Shake with ice and strain into a coupe glass with sidecar. Garnish with drops of rose water in the center.

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