Obituary
ClassicA New Orleans Martini haunted by absinthe.
Bone-dry and aromatic. A classic Martini spine of juniper and dry vermouth, shadowed by absinthe's licorice-and-herb perfume and a cooling, faintly numbing finish. Crisp, cold and serious — a Martini for anise lovers.
Ingredients
- 2.5 oz Gin
- 0.5 oz Dry Vermouth
- 0.25 oz Absinthe
- Lemon peel · optional garnish
Method
- 1
Add every ingredient to a mixing glass with ice.
- 2
Stir until well chilled.
- 3
Strain into a chilled martini glass.
- 4
Express a lemon peel over the surface and drop it in.
The Story
The Obituary is a New Orleans variation on the Dry Martini, credited to the city's love of absinthe and popularized in Stanley Clisby Arthur's cocktail writing. It is simply a gin Martini given a small measure of absinthe — enough to wreath the drink in anise and wormwood without tipping it over. The grave name is pure New Orleans humor for a drink that is, in truth, bracingly elegant.
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