Sazerac

The Sazerac is a classic cocktail and closely related to the Old Fashioned. It also consists of a spirit, sugar, water and bitters. At the Sazerac as a base spirit of American rye whiskey ( rye whiskey) or cognac is used and Peychaud 's Bitters as bitter. As a special added occurs that the guests glass is previously wetted with absinthe, also the Sazerac is served in the glass as opposed to an Old Fashioned without ice.

The cocktail was created in the 19th century. His alleged inventor, Antoine Peychaud was a resident of New Orleans pharmacist who sold his Peychaud 's bitters as medicine. It is a reddish, enriched with various plants Anisbitter with a relatively soft aroma. Back then competed many pharmacists with their Bitter drinks against each other, suggesting a lucrative market. Nowadays, there are collectors in the United States who specializes exclusively in small traditional bitters bottles.

In the classical formulation of the Sazerac Rye Whiskey Cognac or is stirred with a little sugar and Peychaud 's bitters and placed in a wetted with Absinthe Glass. The method, which guests to wet glass with absinthe before to bring a slight but non-dominant absinthe flavoring in the drink, is a hallmark of the Sazerac. If it is used for other drinks, this is called Sazerac - style.

In 1859, John Schiller offered the first in the newly opened restaurant The Sazerac Coffee House ( German about: The Sazerac cafe ) in New Orleans Sazerac at the. At that time he was still mixed with cognac because of local whiskey not yet had the now well-known quality. John H. Handy took over the bar and changed the recipe on whiskey. Traditionally, a Sazerac is prepared as follows: First, a whiskey tumbler ( Old-Fashioned glass), unless it pre-cools in the freezer filled with ice and a little water. In a separate mixing glass 1 cl sugar syrup ( sugar syrup ) and 3-4 Dashes (splashes) Peychaud 's bitters 6 oz Rye Whiskey ( Rye ), stirred on ice. The guests now cold glass is emptied, swung with a dash of absinthe and poured off the excess, then the Sazerac is strained from the mixing glass without ice in the tumbler and served.

Special

In 2008, an initiative of several politicians by law Sazerac the official state drink of Louisiana wanted to explain. After lengthy discussions, the House of Representatives from Louisiana finally passed a law that was declared with the Sazerac as an "official cocktail of New Orleans ".

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• Alcoholic cocktail