Classic cocktail
Absinthe Frappé
Created by Cayetano Ferrer at New Orleans's Old Absinthe House in 1874. Absinthe, sugar, and mint over crushed ice.
- Glass
- Highball glass
- Method
- Shake
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Ingredients
- 3
Ingredients
- 1½ oz AbsintheMore Absinthe cocktails
- ½ oz Simple Syrup
- 6 leaves Mint Leaves, muddled (optional)
- 2 oz Soda Water, or chilled still water
Garnish: Mint sprig
How to make it
- Gently muddle the mint, if using, with the simple syrup in a shaker.
- Add the absinthe and shake with ice.
- Strain into a highball glass packed with crushed ice.
- Top with the soda water (or chilled still water).
- Garnish with a mint sprig.
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