Modern Times
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A shaken gin sour with lime juice, apricot brandy and sloe gin, so tart fruit leads, while absinthe and orange bitters add aniseed and a bitter edge, finished with a lime twist. Created by Christopher Bevins.
Similar names: Behind the Times, Burning Times, In times like these, bitter is better than nothing
Christopher Bevins built Modern Times on the Charlie Chaplin cocktail, adding gin. Dashes of orange bitters and absinthe come from the Modern Cocktail #2.
Method
Shaken
Glass
coupe
Difficulty
Hard
Flavor Profile
Ingredients
Servings:
1
Your bar: 0/7
2 dash
30 ml
London Dry or Plymouth
1 twst
1 long swath, around the equator
23 ml
2 dash
or Herbsaint
23 ml
23 ml
🌱 Vegan🌾 Gluten-free
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AdInstructions
Combine ingredients and shake vigorously. Pour into a chilled coupe.
Rub an orange peel around the rim of the glass and inside it. Squeeze the peel over the drink briefly, then drop it in.