Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Chapter One

ABSINTHE

A primer and buying guide

Chapter Two

BEFORE YOU POUR

How to approach the recipes in this book

Chapter Three

THE CLASSICS

Absinthe Drip

Absinthe Frappé

Absinthe Suissesse

Sazerac

Chrysanthemum

Monkey Gland

Pan-American Clipper

Remember the Maine

Attention

Waldorf

Sea Fizz

Morning Glory Fizz

Corpse Reviver No. 2

Modern

Doctor Funk

Chapter Four

THE NEW GUARD

Tequila Sazerac

CHARLES VEXENAT, THE LONSDALE, LONDON

Judgment Day

CHARLES VEXENAT, THE LONSDALE, LONDON

Déjà vu

RICCARDO SEMERIA, CONNAUGHT BAR, LONDON

Reverse Sazerac Sour

ALES OLASZ, MONTGOMERY PLACE, LONDON

Stargazer

JIM MEEHAN, PDT, NEW YORK

Shiso Malt Sour

JIM MEEHAN, PDT, NEW YORK

El Burro

JIM MEEHAN, PDT, NEW YORK

Benjamin Barker Daiquiri

BRIAN MILLER, DEATH AND COMPANY, NEW YORK

My Oh My Ty

BRIAN MILLER, DEATH AND COMPANY, NEW YORK

Amore Morado

PHIL WARD, MAYAHUEL, NEW YORK

Gill Sans

JEFF HOLLINGER, ABSINTHE BRASSERIE, SAN FRANCISCO

Night Porter

JEFF HOLLINGER, ABSINTHE BRASSERIE, SAN FRANCISCO

Promissory Note

DANIEL HYATT, THE ALEMBIC, SAN FRANCISCO

Dolores Park Swizzle

THAD VOGLER, BAR AGRICOLE, SAN FRANCISCO

Strawberry’s Revival

BRIAN MACGREGOR, JARDINIÈRE, SAN FRANCISCO

Count’s Fancy

ERIC ALPERIN, THE VARNISH, LOS ANGELES

La Lucha Sigue

CHRIS BOSTICK, THE VARNISH, LOS ANGELES

Absinthe 75

MARCOS TELLO, THE EDISON AND THE VARNISH, LOS ANGELES

La Belle Femme

CHRIS HANNAH, FRENCH 75 BAR, NEW ORLEANS

Necromancer

CHRIS HANNAH, FRENCH 75 BAR, NEW ORLEANS

Cherry Blossom Brocade

CHRIS HANNAH, FRENCH 75 BAR, NEW ORLEANS

Absinthe and Old Lace

JACKSON CANNON, EASTERN STANDARD, BOSTON

Hotel Haute-Savoie

MISTY KALKOFEN, DRINK, BOSTON

Learning to Tie

DAVE SHENAUT, TEARDROP LOUNGE, PORTLAND, OREGON

Sandcastles in the Sky

DANIEL SHOEMAKER, TEARDROP LOUNGE, PORTLAND, OREGON

Minor Threat

EVAN ZIMMERMAN, LAURELHURST MARKET, PORTLAND, OREGON

L’amour en Fuite

JAMIE BOUDREAU, KNEE HIGH STOCKING CO., SEATTLE

Fifth Avenue

JIM ROMDALL, VESSEL, SEATTLE

Rhythm and Soul

GREG BEST, HOLEMAN AND FINCH PUBLIC HOUSE, ATLANTA

Re-Animator

GREG BEST, HOLEMAN AND FINCH PUBLIC HOUSE, ATLANTA

Vincent’s Ruin

TOBY MALONEY, THE PATTERSON HOUSE, NASHVILLE

Spring Sazerac

TOBY MALONEY, BRADSTREET CRAFTHOUSE, MINNEAPOLIS

Broken Shoe Shiner

TOBY MALONEY AND STEPHEN COLE, THE VIOLET HOUR, CHICAGO

The Sun Also Rises

CHARLES JOLY, THE DRAWING ROOM, CHICAGO

Libertine

CHARLES JOLY, THE DRAWING ROOM, CHICAGO

Glossary

Liquid Measures

Resources

Index