A Taste for Absinthe 65 Recipes for Classic and Contemporary Cocktails

419 Pages·2010·6.557 MB·English

by  R. Winston Guthrie, James F. Thompson

Copyright © 2010 by R. Winston Guthrie
Photographs copyright © 2010 by Liza Gershman
All rights reserved.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Guthrie, R. Winston.
A taste for absinthe / R. Winston Guthrie, with James F. Thompson,
and Liza Gershman.—1st ed.
Includes index.
1. Cocktails. 2. Absinthe. I. Thompson, James F. II. Gershman, Liza.
III. Title.
TX951.G845 2010
641.8’74—dc22 2009045578
eISBN: 978-0-7704-3431-1
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TO MEREDITH, MY WIFE & BEST
FRIEND
—who keeps me looking up at the stars
I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE SPECIAL
THANKS TO ALL THE WONDERFUL &
TALENTED PEOPLE WHO
CONTRIBUTED TO OR INFLUENCED
THIS BOOK:
Absinthe experts and friends John Troia and Peter
Schaf (owners of Tempus Fugit Spirits and Vieux
Pontarlier Absinthe) were insightful, generous with
resources and contacts, and always ready to help.
On the forefront of the absinthe renaissance in
America, they were also generous with their time
and knowledge. Thanks to Jeff Hollinger for
broadening the scope of the book. Special thanks
to Scott Baird and Tim Stookey. Thanks to all of
the other bartenders who made recipes specifically
for this project. Thanks to Liza Gershman, who
was instrumental in conceptualizing much of the
book as she went above and beyond the role of
photographer. Thanks to Andrea Somberg, Jim
Thompson, Ashley Phillips, Rosy Ngo, Laura
Palese, and Amy Sly for their dedication to the
project and belief that Absinthe has something to
offer everyone in America. Special thanks to the
absinthe community and all those in search of the
Green Fairy.
Enjoy your journey…

FOREWORD
INTRODUCTION
ABSINTHE PRIMER
• 1 •
ABSINTHE CLASSICS
From the traditional drip to time-tested
classics, enjoy absinthe recipes that have
survived the past hundred years or more.
• 2 •