Absinthe Cocktails Archives

Best Bitters for Old Fashioned: Wormwood Bitters

Old Fashioned Bitters: Most important facts

Old Fashioned is a traditional whiskey cocktail from the 19th century.
The drink is usually made with Angostura Bitters (or Peychaud’s Bitters).
We show you a delicious mixing alternative, Wormwood Bitters.

Absinthe Cocktail: The Green Beast

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Green Beast: Most important facts

Green Beast is an Absinthe cocktail with cucumber and mint.
It is the perfect drink for a cocktail party as it looks exciting and tastes good even for Absinthe novices.

Famous Absinthe Cocktail: Death in the Afternoon

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Just by the title, most of you will already know what this blog post is about, but some of you probably won’t. Death in the Afternoon is a cocktail Hemingway invented and enjoyed, and yes, it is made with Absinthe!

The first American (Absinthe) Cocktail: The Sazerac

Dear Absintheur! We like to drink our glass of Absinthe the traditional way with cold water. But sometimes we also enjoy Absinthe as a cocktail. Our favorite Absinthe cocktail is the Sazerac. Rumor has it that it is the oldest American cocktail…

Special Absinthe Drink: New Years Edition

New Year’s Eve always requires a lot of drinking, especially being with all the friends and family. It can get boring, drinking the same drinks over and over again. We thought of something special that combines your love of Absinthe with the traditional way to introduce the New Year.

Halloween Absinthe Cocktail

Dear Absintheurs and Absintheuses, Halloween is already ahead of us and now is just the right time to order a bottle of Hamlet Hardcore Absinthe to receive it in time for the festivities. You can choose from black, green, and red color. Hamlet Hardcore is the perfect spirit for our Halloween Absinthe Cocktail, the “Brain Sherbet”. Read on for the cocktail recipe.

American Style of Mixing Absinthe

Harry “The Dean” Johnson is one of the most influential barkeepers of our times. Little Harry was born in 1845 in Germany but immigrated to the United States soon after in 1852. Like many thousands of Germans, his parents and his sister Martha sought a better life in the new world. In the USA his career as a bartender started, and guess what, he also started mixing Absinthe!