Sazerac

Cognac, sugar, and Peychaud’s bitters served in an absinthe-rinsed glass.

Ingredients

Glassware
Old fashioned glass
Garnish
  • Lemon zest

Method

  1. Rinse a chilled old fashioned glass with absinthe, add crushed ice, and set it aside.
  2. Stir the cognac, sugar, and bitters with ice.
  3. Discard the ice and excess absinthe from the glass, then strain in the mixed drink.