Ingredients
- Rye whiskey ✓ you have it 5 cl
- Simple syrup ✓ you have it ¾ cl
- Peychaud’s bitters ✓ you have it 3 dash
- Absinthe ✓ you have it 1 dash
- Ice cubes ✓ you have it
Garnish & optional
- Lemon ✓ you have it 1 twist
One of America’s oldest cocktails: rye whiskey, sugar and Peychaud’s bitters in an absinthe-rinsed glass – served without ice.
Method
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1
Chill a tumbler* with ice, then discard the ice and rinse the glass with absinthe.
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2
Stir the whiskey, simple syrup and bitters in a mixing glass* with ice until cold.
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3
Strain* without ice into the prepared glass.
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4
Express a lemon zest* over the glass and set it aside.
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