Commander’s Palace Sazerac

Name: Commander's Palace Sazerac
Total time: PT0D0H0M
Yield: makes 1 cocktail
Ingredients: 1 ⁄ 2 oz. absinthe (preferably Lucid ); 2 oz. rye; 1 ⁄ 4 oz. simple syrup; Peychaud's bitters; Angostura bitters; Lemon twist

Serves
makes 1 cocktail

TODD COLEMAN

The Sazerac is the official cocktail of New Orleans. This recipe first appeared in our April 2013 special feature on New Orleans.

Ingredients

¹⁄₂ oz. absinthe (preferably Lucid)
2 oz. rye
¹⁄₄ oz. simple syrup
Peychaud's bitters
Angostura bitters
Lemon twist

Instructions

Step 1

Pour absinthe into an old-fashioned glass; swirl to coat, and discard liqueur; fill glass with ice. Shake rye, simple syrup, 3 dashes Peychaud's bitters, and 1 dash Angostura bitters in a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Discard ice in glass; strain cocktail into glass. Rub the rim with a lemon twist and drop twist into cocktail.