Michael Carper's Sazerac Cocktail (Difford's recipe)
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- Method: build
- Glass: Old-fashioned glass
- Ice: Ice
- Garnish: Lemon zest twist (discarded)
- ABV: 16%
Ingredients
- Absinthe verte — ⅓ oz (10 ml)
- Chilled water — 2⅓ oz (70 ml)
- Cognac — ⅔ oz (20 ml)
- Straight rye whiskey (100 proof / 50% alc./vol.) — ⅔ oz (20 ml)
- Bourbon whiskey — ⅔ oz (20 ml)
- Peychaud's or other Creole-style bitters — 3 dash
- Angostura or other aromatic bitters — 1 dash
- Giffard Sugar Cane Syrup (Sirop Sucre de Canne) — ¼ oz (7.5 ml)
- The Bitter Truth Lemon Bitters — 1 dash
How to make it
- POUR absinthe into ice-filled glass, TOP with water and leave to stand.
- Separately THROW other ingredients with ice.
- DISCARD contents of glass and STRAIN thrown drink into absinthe-coated glass.
A classic cocktail with absinthe and cognac.
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