Sazerac
Some claim the Sazerac to be America’s first cocktail. Dating all the way back to 1838, this cocktail the official cocktail of Louisiana and one roundly consumed for well over 100 years in the city of New Orleans. It’s deeply complex and booze-forward, and should be enjoyed next to a crackling fireplace.
Ingredients:
3 dashes peychaud’s bitters
2 dashes angostura aromatic bitters
1 sugar cube
2.5 oz sazerac rye
absinthe*
lemon twist
Directions:
In a rocks glass, muddle sugar cube and bitters. Add rye and stir to combine. In a separate, chilled rocks glass, rinse with absinthe. In the other glass, add ice, stir to chill. Drain into absinthe-rinsed glass over a large ice cube. Garnish with lemon twist.