Absinthe Frappé
A frosty, herbaceous, crushed-ice absinthe drink from New Orleans.
AniseMintyRefreshing
Ingredients
- Absinthe1.5 oz (45 ml)
- Simple Syrup0.5 oz (15 ml)
- Sparkling Water1 oz (30 ml)
- Mint Sprig1
How to make it
- Shake absinthe, simple syrup, and water with ice.
- Strain over crushed ice.
- Garnish with mint.
Glass: Rocks
May contain: Wormwood (Thujone), Sulfites. Always check your own bottles.
History
Created around 1874 by Cayetano Ferrer at the Old Absinthe House in New Orleans, the Absinthe Frappé became a fixture of the city's café culture. Absinthe is built over crushed ice with a touch of sugar and soda, producing a frosty, anise-scented refresher that was praised in song and verse during absinthe's American heyday before the spirit's 1912 ban.
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