The Obituary Cocktail Recipe

Blake Royer
The Obituary Cocktail Recipe

[Photograph: Vicky Wasik]

The Obituary is an intriguing spin on a gin martini, probably getting its morbid name from the inclusion of absinthe (though a pastis like Pernod can be substituted). The result is a completely new drink; the introduction of an anise-y flavor highlights the aromatics already present in both gin and vermouth.

  • Yield:1
  • Active time: 2 minutes
  • Total time:2 minutes

Ingredients

  • 2 ounces gin
  • 1/4 ounce dry vermouth
  • 1/4 ounce absinthe or pastis

Directions

  1. 1.

    Combine ingredients with ice and stir until well-chilled. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

Dinner Tonight and Sausage City Columnist

Born and raised in Chicago, one of Blake's earliest food memories was a Chicago-style hot dog with all the toppings. It was the start of a beautiful friendship. As a co-founder of The Paupered Chef And a Serious Eats Contributor since the beginning, Blake has been writing about food regularly since 2006. He currently contributes weekly to Dinner Tonight and writes the Chicago-based column Sausage City. He studied professional cookery at Kendall College in Chicago, and is creative director of Jamco Creative, an outfit in Chicago that specializes in social media marketing.

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