sazerac cocktail

Here's how to make a Sazerac, the official cocktail of New Orleans! Cognac, whiskey and absinthe make up this famous drink that tastes like no other.

THE Sazerac Cocktail

Peychaud’s bitters

sugar cube

absinthe

(3 tablespoons) Cognac

(2 tablespoons) rye whiskey

Lemon twist

In a mixing glass, add the sugar cube and coat it with the bitters. Muddle the sugar cube with a cocktail muddler or wooden spoon until mostly dissolved. Add the Cognac, rye whiskey and absinthe and fill the mixing glass with a handful of ice.

Stir until cold. Strain the drink into a chilled low ball glass.

Use a knife to remove a 1″ wide strip of the lemon peel. Squeeze the lemon peel into the drink to release the oils. Gently run the peel around the edge of the glass, then place it in the glass and serve.

The Sazerac is a beast of many flavors, born in the New Orleans bar scene in the 19th Century and washed in absinthe. On top of rye whiskey and green anise spirit, it calls for Angostura bitters, Peychaud's bitters, and sugar, and is generally unrelenting in its herbal tones.

How to Make a Sazerac

rye whisky*

Peychaud's bitters

Angostura bitters

absinthe**

lemon peel

In an Old-Fashioned glass, muddle a sugar cube with a few drops of water.

Add several small ice cubes, then rye whiskey, Peychaud's bitters, and Angostura bitters. Stir well.&nbsp;

Roll a few drops of absinthe around a second, chilled Old-Fashioned glass until its inside is thoroughly coated. Pour off the excess.&nbsp;

Strain the contents of the first glass into the second. Garnish with a twist of lemon peel.&nbsp;

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