Sazerac Cocktail

There's a lot to love about the Sazerac cocktail recipe. This rye whiskey and bitters beverage with sugar and lemon is the official drink of New Orleans.

• Preparation Time: 5 mins
• Total Time: 5 mins
• Calories: 152 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 sugar cube
• 1 lemon peel
• ice
• 2 fluid ounces rye whiskey
• 2 dashes Angostura Bitters®
• 3 dashes Peychaud's Bitters®

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Fill a rocks glass with 1 cup ice; set aside to chill, about 5 minutes. Discard ice.

Step 2

Meanwhile, place Peychaud's bitters, Angostura bitters, and sugar cube in a cocktail shaker; mash well with a cocktail muddler. Add remaining 1 cup ice and whiskey; stir until chilled. Strain into the chilled glass.

Step 3

Twist lemon peel over surface of cocktail to extract its essence; discard lemon peel.