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NORA RUBEL'S
Sazerac Cocktail

SERVES: 1 perfect cocktail PREP TIME: 15 min

INGREDIENTS: DIRECTIONS:

2 oz rye whiskey Chill an old fashioned glass in the freezer for a
few minutes.
2 dashes Peychaud’s bitters
In another old fashioned glass, muddle the sugar cube
2 dashes Angostura with the bitters and a few drops of water (or club soda).
(optional, but worth it)
Add the rye and a few ice cubes. Stir well until the glass
Sugar cube feels very cold.

Absinthe Take your chilled Old Fashioned glass and rinse the
glass with a few drops of absinthe. Pour off the excess.
Lemon (or orange) peel (Pro-tip: if you can get a small glass spray bottle, you
can spritz absinthe into the glass—no waste, no mess!)

Strain the contents of the first glass into the other.
Garnish with a lemon or orange peel.

The Sazerac is a local New Orleans variation of a cognac
or whiskey cocktail, named for the Sazerac de Forge et
Fils brand of cognac brandy that served as its original
main ingredient.

NORA RUBEL is the Jane and Alan Batkin Professor of Jewish Studies, and Chair of the
Department of Religion and Classics.

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