The Modernista is a scotch whisky cocktail livened up by the addition of absinthe/pastis and arrack-based Swedish Punsch.
[1][2] It was listed in Ted Haigh's book Vintage Spirits and Forgotten Cocktails, and is also known as the Modern Maid cocktail.
[3] A bitter cocktail balanced by punsch, it has been called "a sophisticated, if challenging, beverage".
[4] Some variations substitute the scotch for gin.
[5] 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,[6] or simply as the Modern cocktail.