Sazerac

• servings: 1 serving
• active time: 3 minutes
• total time: 3 minutes

Ingredients

Absinthe, to rinse

1 sugar cube

1/2 teaspoon cold water

3 dashes Peychaud’s bitters

2 dashes Angostura bitters

1 1/4 ounces rye whiskey

1 1/4 ounces cognac

Garnish: lemon peel

Directions

Rinse a chilled rocks glass with absinthe, discarding any excess, and set aside.

In a mixing glass, muddle the sugar cube, water and the Peychaud’s bitters.

Add the rye whiskey, fill the mixing glass with ice and stir 15­–20 seconds, until well-chilled.

Strain into the prepared glass.

Twist the lemon peel over the drink’s surface to express the peel’s oils, then garnish with the peel.

Nutrition

• Calories: 198 kcal
• Total Fat: 0 g
• Saturated Fat: 0 g
• Unsaturated Fat: 0 g
• Cholesterol: 0 mg
• Sodium: 1 mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 3 g
• Dietary Fiber: 1 g
• Total Sugars: 3 g
• Protein: 0 g