Sazerac

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

 

The Bar Institute will be going on tour next year -  hitting six 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."