The Spirits #153: The North by Northwest

It's like a French 75. But better.

~ THE NORTH BY NORTHWEST ~

30ml gin
~5ml absinthe
15ml lemon juice
10ml sugar syrup
~60ml dry sparkling wine (champagne, prosecco, crémant, all good)

Now heed: place your daintiest champagne vessel in the freezer. Then pour the gin, absinthe, lemon juice and sugar syrup into your cocktail shaker. Half-fill with this last ice and shake vigorously. Now fine str…