The True Absinthe Dip

Pour a shot (25ml) of Absinthe into a drip glass or old fashioned cocktail glass, place a cube of sugar in a drip spoon or tea-strainer packed with ice and pour cold water to fill, when the water has dripped through the drink is ready.

Flamed Absinthe

Dip a tea spoon of sugar into 25ml shot of Absinthe, flame it on the spoon and let it caramelize, once the flame has gone out stir it into the absinthe and add water until it louches.

Sazerac Absinthe

1/2 absinthe coated in chilled martini glass, 1 1/2 rye whiskey, 1 spoon of syrup, 2 dashes of Peychaud bitters, 2 dashes Angostura bitters , shake and strain over ice with a lemon twist.

Absinthe Suisse

25ml absinthe, squeeze of lemon and lime juice over crushed ice, sprinkle sugar on top.

Martina @ Schragers Light Bar

Decadent Martini

20ml Absinthe, 20cl Gran Marnier, 12.5ml Lemon Sugar, 7.5ml Sugar Gomme and sugar rim martini glass.

Jens Ende @ the Met Bar

Absinthe Cleverly

25ml absinthe, 25ml part Gran Marnier, dash of Gomme with sugar or salt rim.

Chris / Henry @ 57 Jermyn Street

Voodoo Pigalle

25ml absinthe, 15ml Midori, 15ml Green Chartreuse, dash of Gomme and a splash of lemon juice, shake and serve.

Brunot @ Voodoo Lounge

Hemmingway Revolution

25ml Absinthe, 25ml Chambord, 15ml fraise, 15ml Creme de Cassis topped with cranberry juice, serve in martini glass with sugar rim.

Robert Hickson @ Ground Floor Bar

Absinthe Royal

25ml absinthe on top of 1/2 glass of Champagne, and a dash of creme de menthe.

Absent Jack (Absent Days)

25ml absinthe, 2 spoons of Raspberry puree, 15ml Peach Schnapps, dash of Gomme, orange juice, shake and strain into cocktail glass.

Jack @ The Player

Hemmingway's Dream

25ml Absinthe, 15ml lemon juice, 3 cubes Demerara sugar, 9 mint leaves, muddle, shake and strain into martini or cocktail glass.

Tim Goodfellow @ Momo's

Absinthe Martini

25ml Absinthe, 15ml Apple Schnapps 15ml Cinnamon Schnapps: coat in shaker add a dash of apple juice: shake and strain into martini glass, garnish with apple slice.

American bar @ The Savoy

Vinyl Sunset

25ml Absinthe, 15ml Cassis, splash of lime: build over ice, top up with soda or lemonade.

Lou @ Bar Vinyl

Eden's Apple

25ml Absinthe, 15ml Midori, 15 Green Chartreuse: splash of apple juice and top up with dry ginger, garnish with apple slice.

Johan Svensson@ The Roof Gardens

Valhalla

25ml Absinthe, 25ml Blackcurrant Vodka, 15ml Triple sec, passion juice , squeezed lime and 4 mint leaves: shake and pour into highball glass, garnish with sprig of mint.

Johan Svensson@ The Roof Gardens

Absence

15ml Absinthe, 25ml Absolut Citron, 15ml Poivre William, 4 white grapes, 3 spoons of brown sugar, 4 lime wedges, 4 mint leaves, muddled in Shaker, strain over crushed ice and top up with Apple juice, garnish with sprig of mint and 3 white grapes.

Johan Svensson@ The Roof Gardens

Café de Paris

1 teaspoon Absinthe, 25ml dry gin, 1 spoon of sweet cream, 1 egg white, blended.

Knock Out

15ml Absinthe, 15ml French Vermouth, 15ml dry gin, 1 teaspoon white Creme de Menthe, shake well and pour into cocktail glass.

Absinthe Margarita

25ml Absinthe, 25ml Tequila, 15ml Gran Marnier or Triple Sec, sour mix, lime juice, salt rim, pour ingredients over ice, float triple sec, add slice of lime.

Cajun Mary (Bloody Absinthe)

50ml absinthe: fill cocktail glass with ice, pour absinthe and fill with tomato juice, add dash of worcestershire sauce and tobasco sauce, salt and pepper, serve with garnish of your choice.

Deadman's Mule

35ml Absinthe, 15ml Goldschlager, 20ml Orgeat, 25ml lime juice top up with ginger beer and sirve in a tall cooler.

Jens Ende and Stuart Rosenblatt @ the Met bar

Absinthe Fountain

25ml Absinthe, 50ml Champagne. In a margarita glass with a sugar rim, crush lemon wedge in the bottom, add the absinthe, burn sugar, stir then add the champagne... fizzes.

Stephen Little @ Babushka

Tall Shooters

Hallucinating Melon

15ml Midori, 15ml Baileys, 15ml Absinthe - layered and flamed

Buttercup

15ml Dark Cacao, 15ml Butterscotch Schnapps, 15ml Absinthe - straight.

Black Daisy

15ml Kaluha, 15ml Baileys, 15ml Tia Maria, 15ml Absinthe - layered.

Moranguito

8ml Grenadine, 15ml Tequila, 15ml Absinthe - layered.

Bloody Brain

15ml Amaretto, 25ml Absinthe, 15ml Baileys - pour Amaretto first then dribble absinthe.