Sazerac

Sazerac

StirredRocks
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Ingredients

  •  
    absintheVieux Pontarlier – to rinse
  • 1½ oz
    rye whiskeyRittenhouse 100
  • ½ oz
    cognacPierre Ferrand 1840
  • 1 tsp
  • 4 dashes
    Peychaud’s bitters
  • 1 dash
    aromatic bittersAngostura
Garnish: expressed lemon twist

Preparation

  1. 1.

    Rinse a rocks glass with absinthe and dump.

  2. 2.

    Stir the remaining ingredients over ice, then strain into the glass.

  3. 3.

    Squeeze a lemon twist over the drink and discard.

Notes

The Sazerac is the official cocktail of New Orleans.
Taggedclassicnew orleans

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