Modernista (cocktail)

The Modernista is a scotch whisky cocktail livened up by the addition of absinthe/pastis and arrack-based Swedish Punsch.^[1][2] It was listed in Ted Haigh's book Vintage Spirits and Forgotten Cocktails, and is also known as the Modern Maid cocktail.^[3] A bitter cocktail balanced by punsch, it has been called "a sophisticated, if challenging, beverage".^[4]

Preparation

• 2 ounces (1/2 gill, 6 cl) Scotch
• 1/2 ounce (1/8 gill, 1.5 cl) Dark Jamaican rum
• 1 teaspoon absinthe or pastis (Pernod, herbsaint, and richard all work)
• 1/2 ounce (1/8 gill, 1.5 cl) Swedish Punsch
• 1/2 ounce (1/8 gill, 1.5 cl) fresh lemon juice
• 2 dashes orange bitters
• Shake in an iced cocktail shaker, and strain into cocktail glass.
• Add a lemon twist

Variations & Similar cocktails

Some variations substitute the scotch for gin.^[5] When sloe-gin is substituted for harder-to-find Swedish Punsch, the cocktail is listed as the Modern Cocktail No2 in The Savoy Cocktail Book,^[6] or simply as the Modern cocktail.^[7][8]

See also

• List of cocktails