Print: Sazerac Cocktail

There's a lot to love about this whiskey and bitters beverage recipe. The official drink of New Orleans, the Sazerac cocktail, is every bit as aromatic and flavorful as most anything else from down on the bayou.

Prep

13 min

Cook

14 min

Servings

Difficulty

Easy

Ingredients

2 cups ice cubes , divided
3 dashes Peychaud's bitters
2 dashes Angostura bitters
1 sugar cube
2 fluids ounces rye whiskey
1 lemon peel

Instructions

1 Fill a rocks glass with 1 cup ice; set aside to chill, about 5 minutes. Discard ice.
2 Meanwhile, place Peychaud's bitters, Angostura bitters, and sugar cube in a cocktail shaker; mash well with a cocktail muddler. Add remaining 1 cup ice and whiskey; stir until chilled. Strain into the chilled glass.
3 Twist lemon peel over surface of cocktail to extract its essence; discard lemon peel.

Nutrition per serving

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