Here’s one of the winning cocktails from the Los Angeles Downtown Sub-District Cocktail Competition of 2009 (details and rules here), judged by Ted “Dr. Cocktail” Haigh.

Broadway Theater District Cocktail
(by Daniel Eun, The Varnish)

2 ounces Tequila Añejo (El Tesoro)
3/4 ounce Bianco Vermouth (Dolin)
1/4 ounce Bénédictine
Dash Grapefruit Bitters (Bitterman’s or Fee’s)
Dash Mole Bitters (Bitterman’s)
St. George Absinthe.

Stir & strain into a St. George Absinthe-rinsed Champagne Coupe
Flamed Orange Peel –