The Gloom Raiser

It’s a dreary day in New York, grey and wet and gloomy… Here’s a cocktail to raise one’s spirits…

The Gloom Raiser
From Barflies and Cocktails
1.5 oz. gin
.75 oz. dry vermouth
2 dashes grenadine
2 dashes absinthe

Stir with ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with a lemon twist.

The Gloom Raiser is a simple variation on the martini, and as such it relies on quality ingredients. Boodles gin, Dolin vermouth, homemade grenadine and Kubler absinthe worked for me. This is one drink where a lighter absinthe is appropriate – an assertive verte would likely take over, so if your absinthe is a bold one, be very careful with your pour and scale the measure back to a couple of drops.