Vieux Carre Cocktail

A complex, complex rye whiskey and cognac cocktail named after a hotel in the Old Quarter of New Orleans.

• Preparation Time: 5 mins
• Total Time: 5 mins
• Calories: 230 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 fluid ounce cognac
• 1 fluid ounce rye whiskey
• 1 lemon twist
• 1 dash Peychaud bitters
• 1 dash Angostura bitters
• 1 ounce sweet vermouth
• 1.5 cups ice
• 0.125 ounce Benedictine® liqueur

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Put ice in a cocktail glass. Pour in rye, cognac, vermouth, and Benedictine. Shake in Angostura and Peychaud's bitters. Stir, then strain into a short cocktail glass, and garnish with a twist of lemon peel.