Classic Cocktails
Melba Cocktail
2 dashes grenadine
2 dashes absinthe
Juice of 1/4 lemon or 1/2 lime
1/2 glass Bacardi Rum
1/2 glass Swedish Punch
Shake with ice. Strain into cocktail glass.
Savoy Cocktail Book, 1930
Absinthe Cocktails
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An Absinthe Cocktail
2 1/4 oz absinthe1 dash anisette3/4 oz water1 bar spoons sugar or gomme syrup, to taste1 dash orange bitters1 dash Angostura Bitters2 bar spoons egg whiteBlend with crushed ice. Strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with a lime or lemon twist.The Gentleman's Companion, 1946
