# Green Fairy

Absinthe leads lemon, rich syrup, aromatic bitters, and egg white in Dick Bradsell’s poised, foaming 1990s London sour.

Strength: 14% ABV before dilution

## Ingredients

- 25 ml [Absinthe](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/absinthe.md)
- 25 ml [Fresh lemon juice](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/fresh-lemon-juice.md)
- 25 ml [Water](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/water.md) — Use chilled still water.
- 20 ml [Rich simple syrup](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/rich-simple-syrup.md) — Use a two-to-one syrup by weight.
- 1 dash [Angostura bitters](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/angostura-bitters.md)
- 15 ml [Egg white](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/egg-white.md) — Use pasteurised egg white.

## Glassware

Coupe glass

## Garnish

- Lemon twist — Express the peel oils over the drink and retain the twist.

## Method

1. Shake all ingredients hard with cubed ice until thoroughly chilled and aerated.
2. Strain back into the empty shaker and dry-shake without ice to build a dense foam.
3. Fine-strain into a chilled coupe.

## Related drinks

- [Green Beast](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/green-beast.md): Absinthe, lime, cucumber, sugar, and cold water make Charles Vexenat’s long green drink vivid and vegetal rather than merely anise-heavy.
- [Pisco Sour](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/pisco-sour.md): An aromatic grape-spirit sour balancing lemon and sugar beneath a silky egg-white foam seasoned with bitters.
- [Ramos Fizz](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/ramos-fizz.md): An airy gin fizz enriched with cream, citrus, egg white, and floral notes.
- [Gin Fizz](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/gin-fizz.md): A brisk gin and lemon highball lengthened with lively soda.
- [Trinidad Fizz](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/trinidad-fizz.md): Angostura bitters lead a creamy, foaming historical fizz brightened with lemon, grenadine, and cold soda.
- [John Collins](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/john-collins.md): A cooling gin, lemon, and soda highball with gentle sweetness and plenty of ice.
- [Amaro Sour](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/amaro-sour.md): Averna takes the lead over a small bourbon spine in Brad Thomas Parsons’s plush, egg-white sour, balancing dark citrus and caramel with fresh lemon.
- [Brandy Daisy](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/brandy-daisy.md): The 1888 Harry Johnson branch joins Cognac and Yellow Chartreuse over crushed ice, with lemon, rich syrup, soda, berries, and mint around its herbal centre.

## References

- Canonical page: https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/green-fairy
- Photograph: https://stirred.fyi/assets/cocktails/green-fairy-58085d89.webp
- Recipe source: https://www.diffordsguide.com/cocktails/recipe/911/green-fairy