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Sazerac

New Orleans in a glass: rye, sugar and Peychaud's in an absinthe-rinsed glass.

Ingredients

• 2 oz rye whiskey
• ¼ oz simple syrup
• 3 dashes Peychaud's bitters
• 1 barspoon absinthe, to rinse the glass

Steps

1. Rinse a rocks glass with 1 barspoon of absinthe: swirl to coat, then pour out the excess.
2. Fill the mixing glass with ice.
3. Add ¼ oz simple syrup to the mixing glass.
4. Add 3 dashes Peychaud's bitters to the mixing glass.
5. Add 2 oz rye whiskey to the mixing glass.
6. Stir with a bar spoon for about 30 seconds, until well chilled.
7. Strain into the rocks glass.
8. Express a lemon peel over the drink, then discard it.

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