Spirits

Absinthe

Anise and wormwood spirit, used here in rinses and dashes.

Used in 6 IBA cocktails, around 60% ABV. Also searched as “pernod”, “pastis”, “herbsaint”.

Cocktails with absinthe

Gin, triple sec, Lillet Blanc, lemon juice, absinthe

Uses 1 dash

Shaken15.8% ABV

Dark rum, aged rum, lime juice, falernum, Donn’s mix, grenadine, Angostura bitters, absinthe

Uses 6 drops

Blended18.4% ABV

Cognac, absinthe, simple syrup, Peychaud’s bitters

Uses 10 ml

Stirred28.3% ABV

Gin, orange juice, absinthe, grenadine

Uses 1 tbsp

Shaken15.1% ABV

Old Tom gin, dry vermouth, maraschino liqueur, absinthe, orange bitters

Uses ¼ bar spoon

Stirred21.6% ABV

Rye whiskey, sweet vermouth, cherry liqueur, absinthe

Uses 7.5 ml

Stirred26% ABV

What shows up alongside absinthe most often on the IBA list.