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Absinthe Dripped

A method of preparing absinthe by adding water to ice and letting it drip into the glass.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 3 ingredients
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Absinthe Dripped

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Fill the bowl of your absinthe glass with fine ice.

  2. Add water to fill the bowl.

  3. Elevate the bowl and let the contents drip into the glass with absinthe until the color is sufficient.

  4. Pour into a thin bar glass and serve.

Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).

Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.

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What each ingredient does

Absinthe
Supplies the main flavour; its oils turn cloudy as water drips in.

The step that matters

Let the water drip slowly. Dripping water through the ice gradually lets the absinthe's anise oils come out of solution evenly, giving a smooth louche. Pouring the water in quickly can cause uneven, murky clouding.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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