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Declassified recipe dossier
Sazerac
New Orleans, United States America/Chicago
History
New Orleans’ signature drink evolved from a cognac cocktail served at the Sazerac Coffee House, shifting to rye after phylloxera devastated French vineyards.
Whiskey · yields one cocktail
Ingredients
- 12 oz rye whiskey
- 21/4 oz demerara syrup
- 33 dashes Peychaud’s bitters
- 4Absinthe rinse
Method
- 01Stir whiskey, syrup, and bitters; strain into an absinthe-rinsed glass.
Enjoy responsibly. Recipes are intended for adults of legal drinking age.