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Ingredients
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2 medium strawberries, sliced, plus 1 slice for garnish
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1 1/2 ounces tawny port
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3/4 ounce pineapple gum syrup (see Note)
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1/2 ounce Cynar (bitter artichoke aperitif)
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1/2 ounce fresh lemon juice
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Ice
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3/4 ounce chilled dry sparkling wine
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3 dashes of absinthe
Directions
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In a cocktail shaker, muddle the 2 strawberries. Add the port, gum syrup, Cynar and lemon juice. Fill the shaker with ice, shake well and fine-strain into a large chilled coupe. Top with the sparkling wine and absinthe and garnish with the strawberry slice.
Notes
Pineapple gum syrup, thickened pineapple-flavored simple syrup, is available from smallhandfoods.com.