New Orleans cocktail with Peychaud's bitters

Sazerac

New Orleans cocktail with Peychaud's bitters

classic Difficulty: 2/5 4 min

Ingredients

  • 2-3 dashes Peychaud's Bitters bitters
    Essential for authentic Sazerac
  • Rinse Absinthe modifier
    For glass rinse
  • 2 oz (59.1 ml) Rye Whiskey spirit
    American rye whiskey
  • 1 cube (1.0 cube) Sugar Cube sweetener
    White sugar cube
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Instructions

  1. Rinse chilled old fashioned glass with Herbsaint or absinthe, swirl to coat interior, discard excess Glass should have subtle opalescent coating
  2. In mixing glass, muddle sugar cube with 3 dashes Peychaud's bitters
  3. Add 2 oz rye whiskey and fill with ice
  4. Stir until well chilled and properly diluted
  5. Strain into prepared rinsed glass (no ice) Traditionally served neat after rinse
  6. Express lemon peel oils over drink and discard peel

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Featured Bitters

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Woodford Reserve Chocolate Bitters

Amount: 2-3 dashes as Peychaud's Bitters

Essential for authentic Sazerac

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