Cthazerac: Mythos Absinthe Cocktail
2 oz Lovecraft Hop Flavored Whiskey
1/4 oz Cthulhu Absinthe (as rinse)
1/2 oz Blood Orange Syrup
4 Dashes Scrappy’s Orleans Bitters
2 Dashes Scrappy’s Aromatic Bitters
Set aside an Old Fashioned glass filled with ice and water to chill. Once fully chilled, empty the ice and water out of it and rinse the walls of the glass with Absinthe (collect any Absinthe that Spills in the second Old Fashioned Glass). In a second Old fashioned glass, also filled with ice, add the Whiskey, Sugar and Bitters. Give it a stir and strain it into the Absinthe washed glass. Express the oils of a wide Blood Peel.
Happy Absinthe Day, it’s been a long time. It’s time to add another esoteric elixir to the collection of Mythos Absinthe Cocktails.
I wanted to celebrate this day with an extra special, ultra rare cocktail. Rare not in its origins, as it’s really just a Sazerac and I’ve made plenty of those, but in its ingredients. Cthulhu Absinthe has long been projected by others, namely my friend Heather who produced this amazing print and the good people Brian and Gwen Callahan at Sigh Co who print this lovely line of shirts (I own both the print and the shirt as I’m sure you guessed). Then, the dream came true. After finally obtaining some Cthulhu Absinthe from SaarWhisky in Germany I knew I had to make this.
While the Absinthe is currently available, as well as a Blanch for which I may do reviews of both if there is any interest from readers, that old Lovecraft Hopped Whiskey from Narragansett Brewing and Sons of Liberty Spirits, both here in Rhode Island, is long past its limited run. When I’ve used up my bottle and a half of all that I know exists, I’ll never be able to make this drink again. Hopefully Narragansett does another collaboration in the future.
Aside from that, well, Blood Oranges are often rare so there are only certain times of the year I can get my hands on any to make a nice syrup. The Blood Orange Syrup turned ridiculously sweet this year which, in turn, made this a very sweet drink for a Sazerac variation. Not complaining as it counters the Whiskey’s bitter hoppiness. I also never generally garnish a Sazerac, but I couldn’t help myself from carving a Blood Orange Peel Cephalopod.
Idol of Cthulhu by my friend Jason at Cryptocurium, check out his Etsy to get one for yourself.
