Sazerac Recipe

Spicy rye, anise and red-fruit bitters served neat and cold; aromatic, strong and unmistakably New Orleans.

Ingredients for Sazerac

• 2 oz Rye Whiskey
• 0.25 oz Simple Syrup
• 3 dash Peychaud's Bitters
• 1 tsp Absinthe

How to Make Sazerac

1. Swirl the absinthe around a chilled glass to coat it and pour out the excess
2. Stir the rye, simple syrup and bitters with ice in a mixing glass
3. Strain into the prepared glass, with no ice
4. Twist a lemon peel over the drink to release its oils, then discard it

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