Corpse Reviver #2

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Prep: 5 mins Cook: None Serves: 1

Ingredients

  • Absinthe, to rinse the glass
  • 22ml Plymouth gin (3/4 oz)
  • 22ml Cointreau (3/4 oz)
  • 22ml Lillet Blanc (3/4 oz)
  • 22ml fresh lemon juice (3/4 oz)
  • Ice, for shaking
  • Garnish: orange twist (optional)

Instructions

  1. Rinse a chilled coupe with absinthe, discarding any excess.
  2. Combine gin, Cointreau, Lillet Blanc, and lemon juice in a shaker with ice.
  3. Shake until well-chilled.
  4. Strain into the absinthe-rinsed coupe.
  5. Express an orange twist over the drink.
Craddock's original called for Kina Lillet, reformulated in 1986 and now typically replaced with Lillet Blanc (or Cocchi Americano for a closer match). Craddock's famous warning: 'Four of these taken in swift succession will unrevive the corpse again.'
· Harry Craddock, The Savoy Cocktail Book (1930)
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