The Brain Duster cocktail: a recipe based on absinthe published in 1892.
Recipe
For 1 person
3 cl absinthe
1,5 cl sherry
1,5 vermouth rosso
1 cl lime juice
1 cl simple syrup
How to make
👉 mixing glass / 🥃 nick & nora / 🍹 short drink (8cl) / ⏱️ 4 mn
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Pour all ingredients into a mixing glass half filled with ice cubes.
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Stir with a mixing spoon then strain into a glass.
History
The Brain Duster cocktail appeared in 1892 in "The Flowing Bowl: When and what to drink" written by the American bartender William Schmidt.
The Brain-Duster recipes have been modified a lot subsequently but the original recipe is indeed this one.