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The Sazerac Cocktail: a great classic from 19th century New Orleans.
Recipe
For 1 person
6 cl brandy or rye whiskey
0,5 cl Absinthe
1 cl sugar syrup
2 ou 3 dashes Peychaud's Bitters
How to make
👉 mixing glass / 🥃 old fashioned / 🍸 short drink (7cl) / ⏱️ 3 mn
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Fill a mixing glass halfway with ice cubes.
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Pour in the brandy or whisky, syrup and Peychaud's bitters.
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Stir with a mixing spoon until cool.
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Strain into a glass in which you have previously swirled the absinthe to soak the entire interior.
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Squeeze a lemon zest on top for flavor.
About
The history of the Sazerac dates back to the 1830s, when a Creole apothecary named Antoine Peychaud began making a medicinal drink in his New Orleans shop. He used a mixture of cognac, sugar, bitters (which he himself invented, the famous Peychaud’s Bitters), and absinthe.
