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Sazerac

Fun Fact 💡

Considered by many to be the oldest American cocktail, it was named the official cocktail of New Orleans in 2008.

Base: Whiskey
Complexity: Medium
Flavor: Spirit-Forward
Season: Winter
Ingredients 🍋
  • 2 oz (60 mL) Whiskey
  • 0.25 oz (7.5 mL) Absinthe
  • 1 Sugar Cube
  • 2 Dashes Peychaud's Bitters
  • Ice for Stirring
Instructions 📜
  1. 1

    Rinse a chilled rocks glass with Absinthe and discard the excess.

  2. 2

    In a separate mixing glass, combine Whiskey, sugar, and bitters with ice.

  3. 3

    Stir until very cold.

  4. 4

    Strain into the Absinthe-rinsed glass (no ice).

  5. 5

    Express a lemon peel over the drink and discard.