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Highball · Built in glass · Historical · complexity 3/5

Kiss-me-Quick

An absinthe highball with Angostura, grenadine, lemon, and seltzer.

Served in Tumbler. Ice: Ice.

Variants (2)

L'Art du Shaker by Dominique Migliorero (1925, p.36)

0.5 lemonlemon juice — Lemon juiceacid
1 liqueur glassAbsinthe — Absinthebase
1 large pieceice — Icebase
2 dashAngostura bitters bitter
Seltzer water — Seltzer waterdilution
2 teaspoonGrenadine — Grenadinesweetener
  1. Build in a tumbler, finish with seltzer, stir, and serve.

Ice: Ice

El Bar Americano en España by Pedro Chicote (1927, p.150)

1 copitaAbsinthe — 1 copita de absinthe (ajenjo)base
ice — 3 ó 4 pedacitos de hielobase
6 dropsAngostura bitters — 6 gotas de Angosturabitter
soda — Used to fill the glass.dilution
8 dropsCuraçao — 8 gotas de curaçaomodifier
  1. Shake very well and strain into a whisky glass.
  2. Finish with soda.

Ice: Ice

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