In Honor of National Absinthe Day, Fairies on the Beach

In honor of National Absinthe Day, we’re sharing three must mix cocktails created by Darian Everding, absinthe enthusiast and bartender at London Underground, Ames, Iowa.

Darian used Lucid Absinthe in her cocktails, answering a consumer trend toward stronger flavors found in cocktails. We also share the Wide Eyed cocktail created by Marco Salas, Las Vegas bartender.

Absinthe, Rum

Fairies on the Beach

by Darian Everding - @DrinkingWithDarian

Ingredients

• 1/4 oz. Lucid Absinthe Supérieure
• 1 ½ oz. Appleton Estate Rum
• ¾ oz. Drambuie
• ½ oz. Ziyad Guava Nectar
• 3 dashes Peychaud's Bitters

Preparation

1. Shake, strain into lowball or Old Fashioned glass.
2. Garnish with two Amarena black cherries.

Absinthe

Amore e Morte

by Darian Everding - @DrinkingWithDarian

Ingredients

• ¾ oz. Lucid Absinthe Supérieure
• ¾ oz. Pama
• 2 dashes Bittercube Cherry Bark Vanilla Bitters

Preparation

1. Shake, strain into coupe, Top with strawberry Kombucha (Strawberry Serenity from Synergy).
2. Garnish with a strawberry.

Absinthe, Liqueur

Wide Eyed (Our version of an Espresso Martini)

by Marco Salas - @MarcoAntonioSalas

Ingredients

• 3/4 oz. Lucid Absinthe Supérieure
• ¾ oz. coffee liqueur
• ¾ oz. Peychaud’s Bitters
• 1 oz. Cold Brew Coffee
• ½ oz. Simple Syrup

Preparation

1. Shake, strain into coupe glass.