Laravel: Use absolute path for cache folder

We are using Lavarel 5 and would like cache folder separate from main application (probably even a different drive).

In config/cache.php we have:

    'file' => [
        'driver' => 'file',
        //'path' => storage_path('framework/cache'),
        'path' => storage_path('<ABSOLUTE_PATH>'),
    ],

However, Laravel in not using <ABSOLUTE_PATH>. Instead it creates framework/<ABSOLUTE_PATH>. In other words it interprets <ABSOLUTE_PATH> as a relative path.

How can we set absolute path for cache?

via Chebli Mohamed