Toulouse-Lautrec's Absinthe Recipes

We're half-way through The Observatory's "Decadent Paris Weekend" and it got off to a great start with last night's Grand Guignol lecture with Mel Gordon. Tonight's lecture is Absinthe and Other Liquors of Fin de Siecle Paris. To get you a little in the mood - and maybe a little tipsy - I thought I'd share a couple of Toulouse-Lautrec's absinthe cocktails I found reading Explosive Acts by David Sweetman. Lautrec loved absinthe so much that he kept some in his hollowed-out cane, so he was bound to get a little creative with its preparation.

-tremblement de terre (the earthquake) - absinthe with cognac

-absinthe minuit (midnight absinthe) - absinthe with white wine

-absinthe de vidangeur (scavenger absinthe) - absinthe with red wine


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Labels: Absinthe, Drinking, Grand Guignol, Paris, Toulouse-Lautrec