Sazerac
New Orleans' official cocktail and America's oldest known cocktail, dating to the 1850s. The absinthe rinse gives it a haunting anise aroma, while Peychaud's bitters (not Angostura) provide the distin
Ingredients
- 60ml rye whiskey
- 10ml simple syrup
- 3 dashes Peychaud's bitters
- absinthe rinse
- lemon peel
Method
Rinse a chilled rocks glass with absinthe and discard excess. In a mixing glass, combine rye, syrup, and bitters with ice. Stir for 30 seconds. Strain into the prepared glass (no ice). Express lemon peel over the surface and discard.
Garnish: Expressed lemon peel (discarded)
Glass: Rocks glass (no ice)
