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The Spirits #78: The Absinthe Lassi

~ Flutterby ~ Diligent Note-Taking ~ Janet Kay, Capricorn Woman ~

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Richard Godwin
Aug 12, 2022
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~ THE ABSINTHE LASSI ~
(a.k.a. The Flutterby Lassi)

Fennel (or dill, or mint)
c.2cm cucumber, peeled and sliced
40ml absinthe (or pastis)
10ml lime juice
20ml sugar syrup (2:1)
50ml plain yoghurt

Place two or three fennel fronds (or dill sprigs) in the bottom of a shaker along with the cucumber and muddle. Add the absinthe, lime, sugar syrup and yoghurt, plus h…

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