Cocktail recipe

Sazerac

Glass
Rocks
Method
Stirred
Served
No ice
Garnish
Lemon peel, discarded
Base
Brandy
Sazerac in a rocks glass

Ingredients

  • Cognac50 ml
  • AbsintheRinse
  • Peychaud's bitters2 dashes
  • Sugar cube1

Method

Rinse a chilled glass with absinthe. Stir cognac, sugar and bitters with ice and strain into it, no ice.

Flavour profile

StrengthStrong and spirit forward
LightBoozy
Sweet to sourBalanced
SweetSour or dry

Worked out from the ingredients and their proportions, after dilution: about 30.7% alcohol by volume. An estimate, not a lab reading.

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