Valley's best cocktails

Corpse Reviver

The Place: Digestif, 7114 E. Stetson Drive, Scottsdale, 480-425-9463, digestifscottsdale.com

A nearly 100-year ban on absinthe was lifted earlier this year, and it has opened the way for a bevy of new hardcore cocktails. Aptly nicknamed the "devil's drink," absinthe is purported to have near-hallucinogenic properties. (Although those rumors have been debunked, it still makes a good story.) Digestif at SouthBridge is among those leading the absinthe revolution in town with its Corpse Reviver. The irresistibly strong Lucid Absinthe gives this cocktail an edge that will likely stay with you for a while, because it's 124-proof. It's rounded out with rose and cucumber-flavored Hendrick's Gin, Cointreau, Lillet and fresh lemon, making it quite easy to understand why the elixir earned its title. Intrigued? Guzzle and record your thought's the bar's journal, available to absinthe drinkers who want to swap sipping stories.

The Price: $9

The Magic: Hendrick's Gin, Cointreau, Lillet, Lucid absinthe and fresh lemon juice, shaken.