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Vieux Carre

Fun Fact 💡

Named for the French Quarter of New Orleans (Vieux Carré means 'old square'), it was created at the Hotel Monteleone in the 1930s.

Base: Whiskey
Complexity: Hard
Flavor: Spirit-Forward
Season: Winter
Ingredients 🍋
  • 0.75 oz (22.5 mL) Whiskey
  • 0.75 oz (22.5 mL) Cognac
  • 0.75 oz (22.5 mL) Sweet Vermouth
  • 1 tsp (5 mL) Bénédictine
  • 1 Dash Angostura Bitters
  • 1 Dash Peychaud's Bitters
  • Ice for Stirring
Instructions 📜
  1. 1

    Combine all ingredients in a mixing glass with ice.

  2. 2

    Stir until well-chilled.

  3. 3

    Strain into an ice-filled rocks glass.

  4. 4

    Garnish with a cherry and a lemon peel.