You can also allow the Google Maps app to access your Android and iPhone address books to quickly find saved addresses. Immediately sip through a straw and feel the summer heat (and all your cares) melt away.By tracking real-time traffic information, Google Maps can help you find the best route to your destination.Īll you need to do is to save your home and office addresses in Google Maps, and the system will automatically fill them in as you type, speeding up your search. Add the purified water and shake again, then strain over ice in the highball glass. Add lime juice, simple syrup, and absinthe, then transfer the mixture to a cocktail shaker with ice cubes. Slice a one-inch piece of cucumber and muddle it in the bottom of a highball glass. I adapted this cocktail recipe to feature slightly less sugar and more refreshing cucumber. Absinthe or Herbsaint (I used Vieux Carré Absinthe)
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Lagniappe: Make Your Own Absinthe Cocktail at Home View a private collection of beautiful absinthe fountains, spoons, and glassware while learning about the artists who adored the beverage, and how the drink made its way from France to New Orleans. The Southern Food and Beverage Museum on Oretha Castle Haley, also known as the SoFAB Institute, has an exhibit dedicated to the history and unique preparation of the spirit. The slow drip of the icy sugar water into the absinthe causes the drink to take on a milky consistency, which the French refer to as “louche.” 4. At SoBou on Chartres Street in the French Quarter, they prepare a classic French Absinthe Drip, where ice water is stored in a fountain and slowly dripped over a sugar cube resting in a slotted spoon over a glass filled with roughly 1-2 ounces of absinthe. If you have the time and patience, a traditional absinthe drip is a super cool way to experience the flavor depth of this spirit. At the Absinthe House, they combine herbsaint, anisette (anise-flavored liquor) and soda water in a rocks glass over crushed ice. There are many variations out there, but try their take on the Absinthe Frappe, a late 19 th-century cocktail creation distinguished by its cloudy appearance. Try Something Different at Old Absinthe HouseĬonsidering absinthe is in the name of the bar, it’s fairly easy to assume that the cocktail program is geared in favor of the namesake spirit. A spectacular Sazerac with a $20 price tag. Taylor bonded rye whiskey (from Buffalo Trace Distillery), Nouvelle Orleans absinthe, demerara sugar (high-quality brown sugar with a toffee-like flavor) and a lemon peel. For their “Bonded Sazerac” they combine E.H. Leave it up to the cocktail geniuses over at Cure on Freret Street to improve upon the classics. Both spirits are available today, and here are four places in New Orleans where you can indulge in this delicious, age-old concoction. These accusations were later disproven, but in 1934 two New Orleans natives created their own version of absinthe (sans the wormwood), and named it herbsaint. (Photo: Cheryl Gerber)Ībsinthe’s popularity is not without controversy, however, since it was banned across the world in the early 19 th century due to the false claim that the ingredient wormwood acted as a hallucinogen, making people hostile, crazy, and turning even the most cultivated individuals into criminals. Wormwood in absinthe purportedly acted as a hallucinogen, making people hostile, crazy, and turning even the most cultivated individuals into criminals. Unique in both color, flavor, and process of preparation, this green, licorice-tasting spirit is yours to enjoy via the traditional drip method by way of an absinthe fountain, in the famous Sazerac cocktail, and even in a few modern craft cocktails. Consumed and loved by playwrights, poets, and literary geniuses of the late 19 th century, the potent potable absinthe still earns its keep in the commercial and home bars of today.
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