Modernista (cocktail)
The Modernista is a scotch whiskey 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". 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