Absente Verde
by Aline Tongkhuya - @virgobartender / Modernist Fresno - Fresno, CA
Ingredients
- 1 oz. Absente Absinthe
- ½ oz. John D. Taylor Velvet Falernum
- 1 oz. Fresh Lime Juice
- 1 oz. Unsweetened Vanilla Coconut Yogurt (So Delicious brand)
- ¾ oz. Pineapple Whey Syrup*
- ½ oz. Pineapple Juice
- 2 dashes Saline Solution
- 1 Egg White
- Glass: 12 oz. Double Rocks Glass
- Garnish: Dehydrated Pineapple Slice
Preparation
- Chill a double rocks glass in the freezer while you build the cocktail.
- In a shaker tin, crack an egg white into the larger tin first—make sure to wash your hands afterwards!
- Scoop the unsweetened vanilla coconut yogurt into your jigger with a bar spoon and add it to the tin.
- Add the rest of the ingredients from cheapest to most expensive: saline dashes, lime juice, pineapple juice, pineapple whey syrup, velvet falernum, Absente Absinthe.
- Add a small amount of pebble ice to your tin. If pebble ice is unavailable, use two Kold Draft ice cubes instead.
- Shake the cocktail until you can no longer hear the ice in the tin.
- Remove the chilled double rocks glass and double strain the cocktail into the glass using a Hawthorne strainer and a fine mesh strainer.
- Top the cocktail with Kold Draft ice cubes.
- Garnish the cocktail with a dehydrated pineapple slice.
- The ‘Absente Verde’ is now ready for you to enjoy! Cheers!
*Pineapple Whey Syrup
Ingredients
- 125g Pineapple Juice
- 63g Whey* (refer to sub-recipe below)
- 188g Organic Cane Sugar (equal parts by weight)
Preparation
- Heat up 250ml of whole milk over the stove. Do not allow this to reach a simmer or boil, you need it just warm enough for the curdling process.
- Add 20ml of apple cider vinegar to the milk and immediately remove from heat. You should see the milk curdle almost instantly.
- Allow to stand for five minutes before filtering it through a cheesecloth or coffee filter. What you’re left with is whey from the milk which will help add texture to any syrup and cocktail. You can save the curdles to make cheese if you’d like!
















