Greta Garbo -- Variation #1
This Greta Garbo variation is a favorite because it treats absinthe as a core component, not just a rinse. That quarter-ounce adds a beautiful, complex anise character that plays perfectly with the rum and funky maraschino. It’s a Daiquiri with a serious point of view.
Recipe Ingredients
1.5 oz (45 ml) The Real McCoy 3 Year Rum Add to Cart
1/4 oz (7.5 ml) Luxardo Maraschino Liqueur Add to Cart
3/4 oz (22.5 ml) fresh lime juice
1/2 oz (15 ml) semi-rich simple syrup (1.5:1 sugar:water)
1/4 oz (7.5 ml) St. George Absinthe Verte Add to Cart
Star anise for garnish
1/4 oz (7.5 ml) Luxardo Maraschino Liqueur Add to Cart
3/4 oz (22.5 ml) fresh lime juice
1/2 oz (15 ml) semi-rich simple syrup (1.5:1 sugar:water)
1/4 oz (7.5 ml) St. George Absinthe Verte Add to Cart
Star anise for garnish
Recipe Directions
1. Grab your coupe glass and get it chilling.
2. Into your shaking tin, combine the rum, maraschino, fresh lime juice, semi-rich simple syrup, and absinthe.
3. Fill the tin with ice. Give it a good, hard shake until thoroughly chilled.
4. Retrieve your chilled glass and double strain the cocktail into it.
5. Garnish with a star anise.
2. Into your shaking tin, combine the rum, maraschino, fresh lime juice, semi-rich simple syrup, and absinthe.
3. Fill the tin with ice. Give it a good, hard shake until thoroughly chilled.
4. Retrieve your chilled glass and double strain the cocktail into it.
5. Garnish with a star anise.
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The Real McCoy 3 Year Rum
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Luxardo Maraschino Liqueur
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St. George Absinthe Verte
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