What's new here: Fresh berries and a three-citrus egg-white whip turn a crisp classic into a jewel-toned, softly textured drink whose color shifts with the orange liqueur and berries you use.
Prep: Citrus egg-white whip
- Add a squeeze of juice from half a lemon, half a lime and half a small orange to one egg white.
- Whip until semi-stiff.
Method
- Rinse a coupe with absinthe.
- Muddle the berries in your shaker, add the remaining ingredients and shake with ice.
- Double strain into the coupe.
- Gently spoon the citrus foam on top and garnish with a small citrus wedge.
Shortcut
No fresh berries? Use a blackberry-and-raspberry gin (such as Bombay Bramble) instead of regular gin.
Note on color
Depending on the orange liqueur and how many berries you use, the drink can be orange, light pink or deep raspberry. Enjoy the variations!
This is a variation on my wife’s favorite cocktail, the Corpse Reviver No. 2.
Contains raw egg white.
Make it ours (ideas, not yet tested)
- Hydrosol instead of absinthe. Swap the absinthe rinse for a tulsi basil hydrosol spritz, the trick from Here, There, and Every-pear.
- Crystal clear. Milk-clarify the berry base for a clear pink drink, then add the foam.
- Cascara Lillet. Infuse the Lillet Blanc with cascara for a dried-fruit, hibiscus-like layer.
Enjoy!