Modernista (cocktail)

The Modernista is a scotch whiskey cocktail livened up by the addition of absinthe/pastis and arrack-based Swedish Punsch.[1][2] It was listed in Ted Haigh's book Vintage Spirits and Forgotten Cocktails, and is also known as the Modern Maid cocktail.[3] A bitter cocktail balanced by punsch, it has been called "a sophisticated, if challenging, beverage".[4]

Preparation
  • 2 ounces (1/2 gill, 6 cl) Scotch
  • 1/2 ounce (1/8 gill, 1.5 cl) Dark Jamaican rum
  • 1 teaspoon absinthe or pastis (Pernod, herbsaint, and ricard all work)
  • 1/2 ounce (1/8 gill, 1.5 cl) Swedish Punsch
  • 1/2 ounce (1/8 gill, 1.5 cl) fresh lemon juice
  • 2 dashes orange bitters
  • Shake in an iced cocktail shaker, and strain into cocktail glass.
  • Add a lemon twist

Variations & Similar cocktails

Some variations substitute the scotch for gin.[5] When sloe-gin is substituted for harder-to-find Swedish Punsch, the cocktail is listed as the Modern Cocktail No2 in The Savoy Cocktail Book,[6] or simply as the Modern cocktail.[7][8]

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See also

References
  1. "Modernista". kindredcocktails.com. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  2. "Scotch << Rock & Rye". Retrieved 21 November 2011.
  3. "Modern cocktail". cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  4. "The Modernista". forgottencocktails.com. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  5. "Modernista". diffordsguide.com. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  6. "Modern Cocktail No2 Recipe". seriouseats.com. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  7. "The Modern Cocktail: A Lost Scotch Classic". dailybeast.com. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  8. "The Modern Cocktail". liquor.com. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
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