Sazerac Cocktail


For wash:
1/3 fl oz absinthe (I used Pacifique)

For cocktail:
2/3 oz Cognac 
2/3 oz Straight rye whiskey 
2/3 oz Bourbon 
1/3 oz simple syrup
3 dashes Peychaud's
1 dash Angostura
  1. Wash an ice-filled old-fashioned glass with absinthe.
  2. Add the other ingredients to a shaker with ice, shake until well-incorporated and chilled.
  3. Pour out the absinthe wash (or drink it. I'm not the boss of you).
  4. Strain the cocktail over the abisnthe-washed ice.
  5. Express a lemon twist and garnish.
6/10/23: I used Courvoisier, baby Sazerac, and 1792 Full Proof, with a house-made simple syrup of demerara sugar. 

I really enjoyed this cocktail; I think next time I may leave a little more abisnthe on the ice/in the glass in order to add a little more flavor, and I'd like to try a better rye/bourbon collection (these are both good, but simple examples of their respective whiseky styles).

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