Brunelle Frappé

Laura Maddox | Austin, Texas

photo: Rebecca Murphy

At Small Victory, Laura Maddox and her team have revived the Brunelle, an obscure oddball from The Savoy Cocktail Book, consisting solely of absinthe, sugar and lemon juice. As a twist, Small Victory serves the drink as a frappé—a natural choice for the history-driven program, given the onetime popularity of the Absinthe Frappé. Maddox praises the Brunelle for its power to introduce absinthe to guests in an approachable, low-ABV way.

Ingredients

Serving: 1

  • 1 1/2 ounces lemon juice
  • 1 1/2 ounces lemon juice
  • 3/4 ounce absinthe, preferably Tempus Fugit Vieux Pontarlier
  • 3/4 ounce absinthe, preferably Tempus Fugit Vieux Pontarlier
  • 3/4 ounce simple syrup
  • 3/4 ounce simple syrup

Garnish: lemon wedge

Directions
  1. Combine all ingredients in a shaker.
  2. Add a handful of pebble ice and whip-shake.
  3. Dump into a chilled double rocks glass, and swizzle briefly.
  4. Top with more pebble ice and garnish with a lemon wedge.

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