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Classic Sazerac Cocktail

Sarzerac Cocktail

Course: Cockatil
Cuisine: Cajun
Prep Time: 2 minutes
Total Time: 2 minutes
Servings: 1 person
Calories: 166kcal
This Classic Sazerac Cocktail is a New Orleans staple drink. A wonderful drink to sip and slip back into the old days of the Big Easy. MMMM mmmmm good.
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Ingredients

  • 1 sugar cube
  • 2 1/2 oz. rye whiskey
  • 2 dashes Peychaud's bitters
  • 1 dash Angostura Bitters
  • Herbsaint liqueur can also use Absinthe
  • Lemon peel

Instructions

  • In an Old-Fashioned glass, muddle a sugar cube with a few drops of water.
  • Add several small ice cubes and the rye whiskey, the Peychaude's bitters, and the Angostura bitters.
  • Stir well and strain into a second, chilled, Old-Fashioned glass in which you have rolled around a few drops of Herbsaint (or Absinthe), until its inside is thoroughly coated, pouring off the excess.
  • Garnish with a twist of lemon peel.

Nutrition

Calories: 166kcal