Modernista (cocktail)

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 Scotch
1/2 ounce Dark Jamaican rum
1 teaspoon absinthe or pastis
1/2 ounce Swedish Punsch
1/2 ounce 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.