Tuesday, October 15, 2013

Sazerac and Cider

Ingredients

serves makes 2 cocktails, active time 5 minutes, total time 5 minutes
  • 2 sugar cubes
  • 6 dashes Peychaud's bitters
  • 3 ounces rye, such as Rittenhouse 100 proof
  • 2 dashes Pernod Absinthe
  • 4 ounces Crispin Original Cider
  • Ice
  • Lemon peel, optional

Procedures

  1. In a mixing glass, saturate the sugar cubes with the bitters and muddle to break down the sugar cubes. Add ice and rye.
  2. Stir until well chilled and the sugar is almost completely dissolved.
  3. Put a dash of absinthe in each of the two serving glasses and swirl it around to coat the glass, discarding any extra. Fill the glasses with ice.
  4. Strain the chilled rye mixture evenly between the two serving glasses and top each one with two ounces cider. Garnish with lemon peel if desired and serve.

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