Mythos Absinthe Cocktail: The Esoteric Chemist
1 1/2 oz Lovecraft Hop Flavored Whiskey
3/4 oz Amaro Averna
1/4 oz Absinthe Brevans A. Crowley
2 dashes Chartreuse Elixir Vegetal de la Grande
Dehydrated Lemon Wheel
Coat a chilled Champagne Flute with the Absinthe and retain in the glass. Stir Whiskey and Amaro with frozen Dihydrogen Monoxide and aliquot the fluid into the rinsed Champagne Flute. Titrate the Elixir over top and garnish with the Lemon Wheel.
In honor of my appointment as Professor of Esoteric Chemistry at my old alma mater, Miskatonic University, through my esteemed membership in the Cryptocurium Inner Sanctum, I have put together this simple, but rare solution to add to my festering collection of Mythos Absinthe Cocktails. Loosely inspired my the Alchemist cocktail which was inspired by the incredible book by Paulo Coehlo of the same name. If you haven’t read it yet, I highly recommend.
When trying to come up with this, I wanted to use very rare ingredients but still keep it simple. I would have liked to add some other flare, like a complex way of mixing, rare garnish, or some fire, but I’m so out of practice that I figured I’d pass. I just ended up dehydrating some lemon wheels which I’ve been meaning to do. These are just plain lemon, but I do plan on seasoning some in the future to see what I can come up with.
The Lovecraft Hop Flavored Whiskey was a collaboration between Narragansett Brewery and Sons of Liberty Distillery, both based here in Rhode Island. The whiskey quickly sold out when it was released and I was happy to get 2 bottles when I could, one to drink and one to save (I do this a lot). When I went down to the distillery for the whiskey release party I really only planned on buying one bottle for posterity as I couldn’t pass up a Lovecraft whiskey, Narragansett has made a shit ton of Lovecraft themed beers and this was a necessity, even if I didn’t like it. Thankfully, it was actually good, and I got to talk to the SoL guys at the distillery.
The Absinthe Brevans A. Crowley was a lovely, limited absinthe from the Matter Distillery which, in my opinion, was probably the best they made. Oliver Matter has made a bunch of awesome branded absinthes such as Marilyn Manson‘s Mansinthe and the H.R. Giger Absinthe Brevans. If I remember correctly, this Crowley Brevans is the same as the Giger Brevans, but it was then barrel aged. A Brevans absinthe is one based on recipes from the 1897 book “La fabrication des liqueurs” by J. de Brevans.Again, this was a limited run and I bought extra just to make sure I had it.
If there were ever a reason to convert back to Christianity, it would be to join the ranks of the Chartreuse Monks. Along with the ultra secret, divine philter named after their order, they also make the holy ambrosia that is this Elixir Vegetal de la Grande. I’ll often eyedrop a bit onto a sugar cube to experience this transcendent flavor.
I’ll fully admit that there is nothing very rare about Averna other than it’s flavor (and the fact that my bottle is almost empty) but I needed something else to fill this potion out. I adore Averna and I’ll happily use it to replace anything like a Vermouth in a drink. Blackened Cocktails are a thing.
This cocktail needs a lot of dilution as it can have a bite with the Absinthe and Elixir. It’s an interesting flavor with this Whiskey, and I may try to enhance it later with something else. Probably something I won’t be afraid of running out of.
