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Corpse Reviver 3000

By David Alan

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Corpse Revivers were once a category of drinks, what might now be categorized as "hair of the dog" cocktails. The most famous of these is the Corpse Reviver No. 2, of which Harry Craddock wrote in his 1930 Savoy Cocktail Book, "Four of these taken in quick succession will unrevive the corpse again." By the end of the twentieth century, No. 2 was the only Corpse Reviver anyone could remember, if in fact they knew any at all. In this variation on No. 2, absinthe replaces the gin, and St-Germain fills in for Lillet—a Corpse Reviver of the future.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Serves 1

Ingredients

3/4 ounce Tenneyson Absinthe Royale or other blanche absinthe
3/4 ounce St-Germain elderflower liqueur
3/4 ounce orange liqueur
3/4 ounce freshly squeezed lemon juice
Orange "coin," for garnish

Preparation

  1. Combine the absinthe, St-Germain, orange liqueur, and lemon juice in a mixing glass and shake vigorously with ice to chill. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass and garnish with the orange "coin."

Reprinted with permission from Tipsy Texan: Spirits and Cocktails from the Lone Star State by David Alan, © 2013 Andrews McMeel Publishing, LLC
TagsCocktailAlcoholBeveragesAbsintheSt-GermainLiqueurBritishEuropeanCookbooks

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