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A friend of mine suggested the name THE BROOKLYN BUM as a possible drink, but no idea (he's a non-drinker) what it might be like. So I played around with the idea and came up with this little coffee-colored beauty. My mind went to the classic image of the bum, circa 1930s. Riding the rails and generally off the grid, as we would put it today. I figured all Brooklyn Bums (hobos) would love their  Moonshine. That led to the base liquor of Bourbon, a Kentucky corn whiskey. Secondly, we all know hobos and bums were a little Mad. So Absinthe, with its reputation for madness, was in order. Third, most bums are a little angry about something in their past. Hence three drops of bitters. And lastly, the iconic image of the scraggly bum included sitting around a campfire with a tin cup of the worst coffee imaginable. So coffee, an unusual ingredient, was required. THE BROOKLYN BUM Shot glass, lightly shaken with ice and strained 1 oz Bourbon ...