Absinthe Drip
Absinthe slowly diluted with iced water. It turns cloudy as it louches.
Built in glass · Rocks glass · Easy · about 2 minutes · about 13% ABV
Ingredients
- 30 ml Absinthe
- 10 ml Sugar syrup
- 90 ml Cold water
Method
- Ice the glass
- Pour 30 ml absinthe into the glass
- Pour 10 ml sugar syrup into the glass
- Pour 90 ml cold water into the glass
- Serve
Tip
Drip the water slowly over a sugar cube on an absinthe spoon.
About the Absinthe Drip
The absinthe drip, with water poured slowly over a sugar cube, was the ritual of 19th-century Paris cafés during the "green hour". Absinthe was banned in many countries from about 1915 and became legal again in the EU and US in the 1990s and 2000s.
The Old Fashioned family. In 1806 a New York newspaper defined a "cocktail" as spirits, sugar, water and bitters. By the 1880s drinkers asked for their whiskey "the old-fashioned way", and the name stuck. It is the original cocktail formula: a strong spirit, a little sweetness and bitters, stirred over ice.
Absinthe Drip FAQ
What's in an Absinthe Drip?
30 ml absinthe, 10 ml sugar syrup, 90 ml cold water.
How strong is an Absinthe Drip?
About 13% ABV once mixed with ice, which is 1.4 Australian standard drinks per serve. That is about as strong as a glass of wine or lighter.
Should I shake or stir an Absinthe Drip?
Neither. Build it straight in the glass over ice, then give it one gentle stir.
What glass do you serve an Absinthe Drip in?
A rocks glass, about 300 ml. Serve it over ice. No rocks glass? Use any short, heavy tumbler.
