Swiss Family Cocktail

My daughter (and family) were with us today and presented us with some new cocktail glasses, one of which is shown at the left. They are lovely and appreciated (I am pretty rough on cocktail glasses as it turns out!).

Today we had a 'Swiss Family Cocktail' (page 167 in our Bartender's Guide).

The recipe:

1/2 teaspoon Absinthe Substitute (I used Absinthe)
2 dashes Bitters
3/4 oz Dry Vermouth (Noilly Prat)
1 1/2 oz Whiskey (Old Forester)

Stir with ice and strain into cocktail glass. I garnished with an orange slice.

The drink was good; just a hint of the Absinthe taste came through. Although not in our "favorites" list (if we had one), it was quite drinkable and enjoyable.


Salud!