Whisky · 5 min

Sazerac

Name: Sazerac
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 1 cocktail
Ingredients: 60 ml Rye whisky; 10 ml Sugar syrup; 4 dashes Peychaud’s bitters; 5 ml Absinthe

A compact New Orleans classic with a fragrant edge.

Servings1 cocktail · metric measures

What you need

Rye whisky60 ml
Sugar syrup10 ml
Peychaud’s bitters4 dashes
Absinthe5 ml

Make it

Swirl the absinthe around a chilled rocks glass and discard the excess.
Stir whisky, syrup and bitters with ice until cold.
Strain into the prepared glass and express a lemon peel over it.

Serve inChilled rocks glass

Finish withLemon peel