Sazerac
Episode description
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
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."