Cabaret Cocktail

Cabaret Cocktail
Tom Schierlitz for The New York Times
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What I want now are cocktails reflective of the changing of seasons: a little moody and weird, both as bitter and as sweet as autumn itself, and as evocative and transporting as a Kurt Weill song. They’re suggestive of the Weimar Republic era from which his music emerged — drinks I could imagine Sally Bowles knocking back (this one is called, fittingly, the Cabaret Cocktail).

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Ingredients

  • A few drops of absinthe
  • oz. dry gin
  • 1oz. dry vermouth
  • ½oz. Benedictine
  • 1dash Angostura bitters
  • 1brandy-cured cherry
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Nutritional analysis per serving (2 servings)

94 calories; 0 grams fat; 0 grams saturated fat; 0 grams trans fat; 0 grams monounsaturated fat; 0 grams polyunsaturated fat; 4 grams carbohydrates; 0 grams dietary fiber; 3 grams sugars; 0 grams protein; 2 milligrams sodium

Note: The information shown is Edamam’s estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.

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Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Swirl a few drops of absinthe in a chilled coupe. Shake the other ingredients with ice in a mixing glass, then strain into absinthe-coated coupe. Garnish with cherry.

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This is a good one. Depending on your sweetness preference, add or reduce the amount of Benedictine. At 1/2 ounce, it’s pretty sweet for my palette, but the gin cuts through nicely.

Very pleasant. Had good luxardo cherries, but they were not brandy-cured. I don't think I missed much. And it may be a good autumn drink, but it was quite satisfying on an early June evening.

I mistakenly made it with vodka... and used extra-dry Cocchi vermouth & it was good!

1 1/2 oz gin, 1/4oz dry vermouth, 1/4 oz Benedictine, healthy dash bitters, few drops absenthe.

This is a good one. Depending on your sweetness preference, add or reduce the amount of Benedictine. At 1/2 ounce, it’s pretty sweet for my palette, but the gin cuts through nicely.

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