Sazerac cocktail

Cocktail recipe

Classic

Sazerac

A classic cocktail originating from New Orleans, featuring rye whiskey, absinthe, and bitters.

BitterBoozy Strong 5 mins

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Ingredients

  • 45 ml Rye WhiskeyEssential
  • 15 ml AbsintheEssential
  • 2 dashes Peychaud's BittersEssential
  • 1 piece Sugar CubeSubstitutable
  • 1 piece LemonGarnish

Method

Mix your cocktail

  1. Rinse a chilled glass with absinthe and discard the excess.
  2. Muddle a sugar cube with bitters in the glass.
  3. Add rye whiskey and stir with ice.
  4. Strain into the prepared glass.
  5. Express the oil from a lemon twist over the drink and garnish.

Serve in: Old Fashioned Glass

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