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A Sazerac cocktail on a wood table.

The Best Sazerac Recipe

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  • Author: Ben Myhre
  • Prep Time: 5 Minutes
  • Cook Time: 5 Minutes
  • Total Time: 10 Minutes
  • Yield: 1 Drink 1x
  • Category: Cocktails
  • Method: Stir
  • Cuisine: New Orleans

Description

How to make the best classic Sazerac cocktail. Celebrate New Orleans culture with this cocktail and drink an awesome drink tonight!


Ingredients

Units Scale
  • 1 Sugar Cube or 1 teaspoon of white granulated sugar
  • 4 dashes Peychaud’s bitters
  • 2 ounces Rye Whiskey
  • Splash of Absinthe (about 1 ounce)
  • Lemon Peel

Instructions

  1. Fill an Old Fashioned Glass with Ice and cold water
  2. In Shaker or separate mixing glass, place sugar
  3. Add 4 healthy dashes of bitters
  4. Muddle
  5. Fill shaker with ice, add whiskey, and set aside.
  6. Empty the glass filled with ice and water.
  7. Add the splash of absinth, swirl around in glass to try and coat inside of glass
  8. Mix whisky concoction with mixer spoon for about 10 seconds
  9. Strain drink into glass
  10. Express lemon peel into cocktail, wipe edges with peel and add as garnish
  11. Enjoy

Notes

  • Sugar Cubes work great for this recipe.
  • Swirl your absinthe around the glass to coat