Recipes

Classic Recipe No. 18 —

Sazerac

  • 2 oz rye whiskey
  • 5 dash­es Pey­chaud’s bit­ters
  • 1 sug­ar cube
  • Splash of water
  • Herb­saint wash
  • 1 lemon twist

Fill an old-fash­ioned glass with with ice and top with water. In a sec­ond old-fash­ioned glass mud­dle the sug­ar cube, Pey­chaud’s bit­ters and water until the sug­ar dis­solves. Add ice and the rye whiskey and stir with a bar spoon. Dis­card the ice and water from the first glass. Then coat the glass with the Herb­saint and dis­card the excess. Julep strain the rye mix­ture into this glass. Take your lemon twist and rub the out­er part of the lemon around the rim of the glass. Then twist the lemon over the glass to incor­po­rate the lemon oils into the cock­tail. Then dis­card the lemon twist or add to the cock­tail, this is up to you or your guest.

One Note on Sazerac

  1. Since the Saz­er­ac Orig­i­nat­ed From the Big Easy.… Can the Cock­tail be Made with Cognac and still be Con­sid­ered a True Saz­er­ac Cock­tail. Or Does it become a Dif­fer­ent Con­coc­tion All Togeth­er?

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