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Corpse Reviver No. 2

Equal parts gin, Lillet Blanc, lemon and Cointreau over absinthe. It goes down like nothing at all, which is why the old warning is against taking four of them quickly.

GlassCocktail glass
GarnishOrange peel
6ozCocktail holds 6 oz of liquidStemmed, served up.

Build

Gin¾ oz20 ml1 oz30 ml1 ½ oz45 ml2 oz60 ml
Lillet Blanc¾ oz20 ml1 oz30 ml1 ½ oz45 ml2 oz60 ml
Lemon juice¾ oz20 ml1 oz30 ml1 ½ oz45 ml2 oz60 ml
Cointreau¾ oz20 ml1 oz30 ml1 ½ oz45 ml2 oz60 ml
Absinthe3 to 4 dashes

Rescaled to your 1 oz30 ml pour. Written around ¾ oz20 ml.

Rescaled to your 1 ½ oz45 ml pour. Written around ¾ oz20 ml.

Rescaled to your 2 oz60 ml pour. Written around ¾ oz20 ml.

Shown as written. Your 2 ½ oz75 ml pour is too far from the ¾ oz20 ml this one is built on.

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Method

  1. Add everything to a shaker with ice.
  2. Shake hard until cold.
  3. Fine strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
  4. Express an orange peel over the top. It plays off the Cointreau.

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