drink recipes with absinthe herbal liqueur

Frostmark 5 on Ice recipe

Thursday, October 7th, 2010

This is a scrumptious recipe for Frostmark 5 on Ice, with absinthe herbal liqueur, Smirnoff vodka and Fresca grapefruit soda.

  • 1 1/2 oz Smirnoff vodka
  • 1/2 oz absinthe herbal liqueur
  • 7 oz Fresca grapefruit soda

Stir together the absinthe and vodka in a mixing glass and strain into a highball glass half filled with ice.
Fill the rest of the way up with Fresca soda.
Garnish with a sprig of mint, and serve.

Serve in a Highball Glass.

Kalashnikov Shot recipe

Friday, August 27th, 2010

Here is a luscious recipe for Kalashnikov Shot, with vodka, absinthe herbal liqueur, lemon, cinnamon and sugar.

  • 1 pinch cinnamon
  • 1 pinch sugar
  • 1 slice lemon
  • 1/4 oz absinthe herbal liqueur
  • 3/4 oz vodka

Almost fill a shot glass with vodka, then place a lemon slice across the top of the glass so that it covers half of the diameter.
Fill the rest of the shot glass with absinthe, pouring so that is passes through the slice of lemon.
Add sugar and cinnamon (cinnamon is optional) to the lemon and finally, ignite it.
When the flame extinguishes itself, take the shot and eat the lemon.

Serve in a Shot Glass.

Flame Blazer recipe

Saturday, July 31st, 2010

Here is a heavenly recipe for Flame Blazer, with extra dry vermouth, vodka, Campari bitters, orange juice, cranberry juice, lemon cordial, absinthe herbal liqueur, Midori melon liqueur and grenadine syrup.

  • 1 oz Campari bitters
  • 1 oz Midori melon liqueur
  • 1 oz extra dry vermouth
  • 1 oz grenadine syrup
  • 1/2 oz absinthe herbal liqueur
  • 1/2 oz lemon cordial
  • 2 oz cranberry juice
  • 2 oz vodka
  • 4 oz orange juice

Pour the extra dry vermouth, 1-oz only of vodka, Campari bitters and 1-oz only of orange juice into a cocktail shaker with 5 ice cubes.
Shake for 10 seconds.
Add the remaining 3-oz of orange juice, 1-oz only of cranberry juice, lemon cordial and stir.
Strain into a jug.
Add the absinthe and ignite.
Allow the flame to extinguish by itself.
Take the ice leftover from the cocktail shaker, place in a plastic bag, and crush with a blunt object like a hammer handle.
Place back into the cocktail shaker, add the Midori melon liqueur, the remaining 1-oz of vodka and the remaining 1-oz of cranberry juice.
Shake for 15 seconds.
Fill a highball glass half-way with the entire contents of the cocktail shaker.
Add the mixture from the jug, and top with grenadine.
Stir, garnish with a lemon slice and serve with a straw.

Serve in a Highball Glass.

Flying Fortress recipe

Sunday, May 2nd, 2010

Here is a great recipe for Flying Fortress, with brandy, vodka, absinthe herbal liqueur and triple sec.

  • 1 oz brandy
  • 1/2 oz absinthe herbal liqueur
  • 1/2 oz triple sec
  • 3/4 oz vodka

Pour all ingredients into a cocktail shaker half-filled with ice cubes.
Shake well, strain into a cocktail glass, and serve.

Serve in a Cocktail Glass.