Side Pannel
The Sazerac
The Sazerac
- Recipe Submitted by Herb on 11/09/2014
Category: Holiday, Dinner Party, Cocktails
Ingredients List
- 2 ounces (60 ml) rye whiskey or Cognac
- 3 dashes Peychaud”™s Bitters
- 1 tsp (5 ml) of simple syrup or 1 sugar cube
- Splash of absinthe
- Lemon peel, for garnish
Directions
1. To chill the glass, pack one old-fashioned glass with ice and water.
2. In the second glass, mix together the simple syrup and bitters (or muddle bitters with a sugar cube). Add the rye whiskey or Cognac to this glass.
3. Dump out the ice and water from the first glass. Pour a splash of absinthe into this glass and swirl to coat the sides. Discard of any remaining absinthe.
4. Pour the rye mixture from the second glass into the first glass.
5. Rub the rim of the glass with the lemon peel and place into the cocktail.
2. In the second glass, mix together the simple syrup and bitters (or muddle bitters with a sugar cube). Add the rye whiskey or Cognac to this glass.
3. Dump out the ice and water from the first glass. Pour a splash of absinthe into this glass and swirl to coat the sides. Discard of any remaining absinthe.
4. Pour the rye mixture from the second glass into the first glass.
5. Rub the rim of the glass with the lemon peel and place into the cocktail.
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