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Corpse Reviver #2
A 1930s 'hair of the dog' cocktail designed to cure hangovers. Gin, Cointreau, Lillet Blanc, lemon, and a drop of absinthe. Tart, complex, and dangerously smooth. The recipe book famously warns: 'Four of these taken in swift succession will unrevive the corpse again.'
Prep5 minutes
Cook0 minutes
Serves1 cocktail
Ingredients
- 3/4 oz gin
- 3/4 oz Cointreau
- 3/4 oz Lillet Blanc
- 3/4 oz fresh lemon juice
- 1 dash absinthe (or Herbsaint)
- Orange twist for garnish
Instructions
- 1. Rinse a chilled coupe glass with absinthe, discard excess.
- 2. Add gin, Cointreau, Lillet, and lemon juice to a shaker with ice.
- 3. Shake vigorously for 15 seconds.
- 4. Strain into the absinthe-rinsed coupe.
- 5. Garnish with an orange twist.
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