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The Modernista is a scotch-pastis/absinthe cocktail. It is a bitter cocktail with proportions of rum-based Swedish Punsch
. This is a sophisticated challenging beverage made by:
Punsch
Punsch is a traditional liqueur in Sweden and to a lesser extent some other Nordic countries produced from arrack, neutral spirits, sugar, water, and various flavorings...
. This is a sophisticated challenging beverage made by:
Preparation
- Shake in an iced cocktail shaker, and strain into cocktail glass.
- Add a lemon twist
- 2 ounces (1/2 gill, 6 cl) Scotch
- 1/2 ounce (1/8 gill, 1.5 cl) Dark Jamaican rum
- 1 teaspoon absinthe or pastis (PernodPernod RicardPernod Ricard is a French company that produces distilled beverages. The company's eponymous products, Pernod Anise and Ricard Pastis, are both anise-flavoured liqueurs and are often referred to simply as Pernod or Ricard...
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, and ricard all work) - 1/2 ounce (1/8 gill, 1.5 cl) Swedish PunschPunschPunsch is a traditional liqueur in Sweden and to a lesser extent some other Nordic countries produced from arrack, neutral spirits, sugar, water, and various flavorings...
(May be substituted with any flavoured rum.) - 1/2 ounce (1/8 gill, 1.5 cl) fresh lemon juice
- 2 dashes orange bitters