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