Sazerac Recipe - Bartending Pro

rye whiskey

🥗Healthier: bourbon

💰Cheaper: blended whiskey

Bourbon is often smoother and cheaper than rye.

absinthe

🥗Healthier: pastis

💰Cheaper: anise-flavored liqueur

Pastis offers a similar flavor profile at a lower cost.

sugar

🥗Healthier: agave syrup

💰Cheaper: simple syrup

Simple syrup is easy to make and often cheaper.

Chill a glass by adding ice to it.

Remove the ice from the chilled glass.

Add a splash of absinthe to the glass and swirl it around to coat the inside.

In another glass, add palm sugar to approximate the amount of a sugar cube.

Add three dashes of Peychaud's bitters to the sugar.

Add a splash of water to the sugar and bitters mixture and stir to dissolve.

Add ice to the bitters and sugar mixture.

Pour in 1.5 ounces of rye whiskey (Hennessy Cognac VS).

Stir the mixture with a stirring spoon.

Strain the mixture into the chilled glass coated with absinthe.

Cut a thick peel from a lemon and twist it over the drink before dropping it in as a garnish.

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