Classic cocktail

Sazerac

New Orleans' iconic cocktail. Rye whiskey with Peychaud's bitters and an absinthe rinse.

Glass
Rocks glass
Method
Stir
Difficulty
Medium
Ingredients
4

Ingredients

  • 2 oz Rye Whiskey
  • ¼ oz Simple Syrup
  • 3 dash Peychaud's Bitters
  • ¼ oz Absinthe

Garnish: Lemon peel

How to make it

  1. Rinse chilled rocks glass with absinthe, discard excess.
  2. Stir rye, simple syrup, and bitters with ice.
  3. Strain into prepared glass.
  4. Express lemon peel over top.

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