Archive of ‘Pastis’ category

Breath of Mint, a two-season cocktail

Nice thing about this drink is it can be strained over a scoop of shaved ice, snow cone style for summer, or just shaken with ice cubes and strained into a chilled cocktail glass straight up. In either version, it makes your breath all minty! Breath of Mint 1 1/2 ounces vodka 1/2 ounce white […]

 

New Life, a revisionist cocktail

There is a standing sparkling cocktail served at Absinthe, a San Francisco bar and restaurant, called Death in the Afternoon. We have reworked it a smidgen and, as a drink to start 2014, also are renaming it. New Life 1/2 ounce pastis Chilled sparkling wine Lemon spiral Pour pastis into a chilled champagne flute or […]

 

Cyber – A Monday cocktail

This lime and anise tinged cocktail owes its base to the Martini, a traditional drink that — like pizza — has spawned unlimited permutations. The thought here is to jump start the usual suspects of vodka and dry vermouth with a citrus note and the anise tang of Pastis, all designed to wash away the […]

 

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