Absinthe cocktails : 50 ways to mix with the green fairy

__Absinthe Cocktails__ is devoted entirely to cocktails made with barely-legal absinthe. Since this spirit was legalized in the U.S. in 2007, the absinthe category has exploded with 34 new brands introduced in 2008 and consumers willing to pay $50 for a bottle. This book has something to suit everyone's taste—traditionalists will learn how to properly mix absinthe like an old pro with 30 recipes for classic cocktails, while modern absinthe lovers can experiment with 20 contemporary drink formulas from trendsetting bars such as Los Angeles's Varnish and the Lonsdale in London. __Absinthe Cocktails__ gives going green an entirely new meaning! Absinthe Cocktails is devoted entirely to cocktails made with barely-legal absinthe. Since this spirit was legalized in the U.S. in 2007, the absinthe category has exploded with 34 new brands introduced in 2008 and consumers willing to pay $50 for a bottle. This book has something to suit everyone's taste—traditionalists will learn how to properly mix absinthe like an old pro with 30 recipes for classic cocktails, while modern absinthe lovers can experiment with 20 contemporary drink formulas from trendsetting bars such as Los Angeles's Varnish and the Lonsdale in London. Absinthe Cocktails gives going green an entirely new meaning! Fifty drinks featuring the barely-legal spirit, both classic and contemporary. Absinthe Cocktails is devoted entirely to cocktails made with barely-legal absinthe. Since this spirit was legalized in the US in 2007, the popularity of “the Green Fairy” has exploded. This book has something to suit everyone's taste—traditionalists will learn how to properly mix absinthe like an old pro with thirty recipes for classic cocktails, while modern absinthe lovers can experiment with twenty contemporary drink formulas from such trendsetting bars as Los Angeles’s Varnish and the Lonsdale in London. Absinthe Cocktails gives going green an entirely new meaning! This book has something to suit everyone's taste. Traditionalists will learn how to properly mix absinthe like an old pro with 30 recipes for classic cocktails, while modern absinthe lovers can experiment with 20 contemporary drink formulas from the world's best and most mimicked bartenders and bars such as Los Angeles's Varnish and the Lonsdale in London A gorgeous book devoted to cocktails made with the once-banned, now-hot, spirit absinthe. From Kate Simon of Imbibe magaine, this book features 50 recipes, 30 classics and 20 contemporary, from the world's best and most mimicked bartenders, as well as 24 photos of drinks and 12 photos of absinthe ephemera and equipment. Looks at the history of absinthe along with recipes for a variety of cocktails