Mint Julep
3 shared ingredients · also Whiskey
Sazerac
🥃 Serve in: Old-Fashioned Glass
An absinthe rinse coats the glass before bourbon, sugar, and Peychaud's bitters go in, stirred -- never shaken -- with no ice in the final pour. A format New Orleans has been perfecting since the 1850s and still claims as its own, often cited as America's first cocktail. It demands patience rather than speed: this is a drink built for slow, deliberate sipping, not casual refreshment.
Ingredients
- Pastis1 tsp
- Sugar0.5 tsp superfine
- Peychaud's Bitters2 dashes
- Water1 tsp
- Bourbon2 oz
- Lemon Peel1 twist of
Instructions
Rinse a chilled old-fashioned glass with the absinthe, add crushed ice, and set it aside. Stir the remaining ingredients over ice and set it aside. Discard the ice and any excess absinthe from the prepared glass, and strain the drink into the glass. Add the lemon peel for garnish.
