Obituary
The Obituary is a herbal spirit-forward cocktail made with Gin, Dry Vermouth and Absinthe. It is stirred and served in a coupe glass, about 30% ABV.
- Method
- Stirred
- Glass
- Coupe glass
- Served
- Martini
- Strength
- About 30% ABV
- Family
- Spirit-forward
- Flavour
- Herbal & floral
Ingredients
- 60mlGin
- 7.5mlDry Vermouth
- 2.5mlAbsinthe
How to make it
- Stir the gin, dry vermouth and absinthe with plenty of ice until very cold.
- Strain into a chilled coupe and garnish with a green olive on a pick.
Tip: Stir with plenty of cold, hard ice for 20 to 30 seconds. You want it chilled and silky, not cloudy.
About the Obituary
A Dry Martini with absinthe in place of bitters, popular in the 1940s at Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop in New Orleans. A local historian later joked that it finished off the bar's regulars, and Brooklyn's Maison Premiere brought it back around 2011.
Missing something?
- No Gin? Use Old Tom Gin (Sweeter and rounder, so cut the syrup a little)
- No Gin? Use Genever (Maltier and rounder)
- No Dry Vermouth? Use Bianco Vermouth (Sweeter)
- No Dry Vermouth? Use Lillet Blanc (Fruitier and sweeter)
All swaps for Gin and Dry Vermouth
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