Who cares what is in this cocktail? The name sold me when I read it in Harry Craddock's The Savoy Cocktail Book (1930). This is one of many variations.
Ingredients
1 ounce gin
1/2 ounce Cointreau
1/2 ounce Lillet Blonde
3/4 ounce fresh lemon juice
Dash of Absente
Directions
Shake with ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass.