Sazerac

Name: Sazerac
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 1 serving
Ingredients: Ice cubes; 1 sugar cube; 2 dashes Peychaud's bitters; 2 ounces rye whiskey; 1 teaspoon absinthe, Herbsaint or other anise-flavored liqueur; 1 lemon zest strip

Total Time Prep/Total Time: 5 min.

Yield 1 serving

Test Kitchen Approved

The sophisticated Sazerac recipe dates back to the 1800s and has since become the official cocktail of New Orleans. Enjoy a sip of the Big Easy today.

Ingredients

Ice cubes
1 sugar cube
2 dashes Peychaud's bitters
2 ounces rye whiskey
1 teaspoon absinthe, Herbsaint or other anise-flavored liqueur
1 lemon zest strip

Directions

Fill a rocks glass with ice; set aside. In another rocks glass, muddle sugar cube and bitters until sugar is dissolved. Fill with ice and stir in rye whiskey. Discard ice from other rocks glass. Swirl with absinthe; pour out excess. Strain whiskey mixture into prepared glass. Twist lemon zest over drink to release oils; add to glass.

Nutrition Facts

1 serving: 147 calories, 0 fat (0 saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 1mg sodium, 5g carbohydrate (4g sugars, 0 fiber), 0 protein.

Take a trip to the Big Easy with this sophisticated Sazerac recipe, the official cocktail of New Orleans. Referred to as America's oldest cocktail, it originally used cognac, but when the French liqueur became difficult to procure, rye whiskey took its place and has been the main ingredient ever since. —Taste of Home Test Kitchen, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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