Parisienne Bliss (an Absinthe Cocktail)
Parisienne Bliss is a delicious and simple absinthe cocktail containing only a few ingredients, perfect for a night in or with friends.
- Prep time
- 5 min
- Cook time
- 4 min
- Yield
- 1 serving
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
- 3-4 ice cubes
- 30 ml absinthe
- 15 ml tequila blanco
- 3 dashes Peychaud's Bitters (or Angosturra bitters)
- 15 ml lime juice (or more, to taste)
- 15 ml simple syrup (or more, to taste)
- 1 lime peel (for garnish)
- 1 white sugar cube
- 1 tbsp water
- 1 lime wedge (about 1/4 lime)
- 3 dashes Peychaud's Bitters
- 3-4 ice cubes
- 30 ml absinthe
- 15 ml tequila blanco
- 200 g white sugar
- 250 ml water
Instructions
- 1
Place the ice cubes in your chosen glass.
- 2
Add the absinthe, tequila, bitters, lime juice, simple syrup and stir.
- 3
Twist your lime peel to extract a little of the oil and drop into your glass, stir and enjoy!
- 4
Drop the lime wedge in the glass, followed by the sugar cube.
- 5
Add the water and bitters, then using a muddler, crush the sugar cube and squash down on the lime wedge to extract the juice and oil.
- 6
Using a stirrer, stir everything to dissolve as much sugar as you can.
- 7
Pour the absinthe and tequila over this mix and stir to mix for about 10 seconds.
- 8
Add the ice cubes, stir again, and enjoy.
- 9
Place the water and sugar into a small pan and bring to a simmer on medium heat.
- 10
Simmer for 5 minutes on the lowest heat to allow the flavours to develop and the syrup to thicken.
- 11
Take off the heat and leave to cool to room temperature.Keep any extra to use again (mind the ants). No need to refrigerate.Or turn it into this homemade Cheat's Rose Syrup.