Classic Sazerac Cocktail Recipe
Prep Time:
5 minutes
Cook Time:
Servings:
1 Cocktail
Ingredients
  • ¼ ounce (1 ½ teaspoons) absinthe
  • 1 sugar cube or 1 teaspoon granulated sugar
  • 2 ounces rye
  • 4 dashes Peychaud's bitters
Directions
  1. Muddle the sugar with the bitters in a mixing glass.
  2. Put a few ice cubes in the mixing glass, then stir in the rye.
  3. Pour the absinthe into a cocktail glass, then rinse it around the inside and pour it out.
  4. Strain the rye mixture into the cocktail glass.
  5. Use a twist of lemon peel as a garnish, if desired.