What is a Sazerac?
Sazerac: New Orleans classic: rye or cognac, sugar, Peychaud's bitters, absinthe rinse.
- Category
- Drink family
- Taste
- Spicy, anise aroma, spirit-forward.
- Strength
- Strong
- Similar to
- an Old Fashioned
The story
It was born in 1800s New Orleans and named after Sazerac de Forge et Fils cognac. When an insect plague wiped out France's vineyards, the recipe switched to rye. It became New Orleans' official cocktail in 2008.