Join us for a Sazerac and
learn about the history of this iconic New Orleans Cocktail!
The
Official Sazerac Cocktail
Ingredients:
· 1 cube
sugar
· 1½ ounces
(35ml) Sazerac Rye Whiskey or Buffalo Trace Bourbon
· ¼ ounce
Herbsaint
· 3 dashes
Peychaud's Bitters
· Lemon
peel
Method:
•
Pack an Old-Fashioned glass with ice
•
In a second Old-Fashioned glass place the sugar
cube and add the Peychaud's Bitters to it, then crush the sugar cube
•
Add the Sazerac Rye Whiskey or Buffalo Trace
Bourbon to the second glass containing the Peychaud's Bitters and sugar
•
Empty the ice from the first glass and coat the
glass with the Herbsaint, then discard the remaining Herbsaint
•
Empty the whiskey/bitters/sugar mixture from the
second glass into the first glass and garnish with lemon peel
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key cities across the US.
• Austin,
TX in February 2016
• Baltimore,
MD in April 2016
• Phoenix,
AZ in May 2016
• Miami, FL
in August 2016
• Portland,
OR in September 2016
• And finally...
New York in October 2016
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Tips for making a great toast: Don't get ahead of yourself! When Queen
Louise of Prussia met the conquering Napoleon she drank to him:
“To the health and kindness of
Napoleon the Great. He has taken our states, and soon will return them to
us." Napoleon bowed and replied, "Do not drink it all, Madame."
