Sazerac – Classic Southern Drink

Sazerac –

According to the Sazerac Company of New Orleans, the modern day Sazerac Cocktail recipe calls for;
1 cube of sugar
1.5 ounces of Sazerac Rye Whiskey
1/4 ounce of Herbsaint
3 dashes of Peychaud’s Bitters
lemon peel.

One Old Fashioned glass is packed with ice. In a second Old Fashioned glass, a sugar cube and 3 dashes of Peychaud’s Bitters are muddled. The rye whiskey is then added to the sugar/bitters mixture. The ice is emptied from the first Old Fashioned glass and the Herbsaint is poured into the glass and swirled to coat the sides of the glass. Any excess Herbsaint is discarded. The rye/sugar/bitters mixture is then poured into the Herbsaint coated glass and the glass is garnished with a lemon peel.

Herbsaint was a locally brewed substitute for absinthe .