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How To Make A Sazerac Cocktail

Sazerac Cocktail. Head Bartender Diego Garcia makes a Sazerac cocktail in London's Oxo Tower. Cognac and bourbon provide the basis for this refreshing drink. Try our Sazerac Cocktail. Enlarge

How To Make A Sazerac Cocktail

Sazerac Cocktail. Head Bartender Diego Garcia makes a Sazerac cocktail in London's Oxo Tower. Cognac and bourbon provide the basis for this refreshing drink. Try our Sazerac Cocktail.

Step 1: You will need

  • 1 Mixing glass
  • 1 short glass
  • 1 Cocktail strainer
  • 1 Knife
  • 1 25 ml (1fl oz) measure
  • 1 50ml (2fl oz) measure
  • 1 bar spoon

Step 2: Chill glass

Firstly put some crushed ice into the short glass and leave it to chill.

Step 3: Sugar

Add 1 teaspoon of caster sugar to the mixing glass

Step 4: Peychaud bitters

2 dashes of Peychaud bitters

Step 5: Cognac

Then add 25ml of Cognac

Step 6: Bourbon

Next add 25ml of Bourbon

Step 7: Ice cubes

Add some ice cubes

Step 8: Stir

Use the bar spoon to gently stir until chilled.

Step 9: Remove ice

Empty the ice from the short glass.

Step 10: Absinthe

Now drizzle a dash absinthe around the inside rim of the glass

Turn the glass around until the inside is fully coated.

Step 11: Strain

Put the strainer over the mixing glass and strain the cocktail into the short glass.

Step 12: Orange Twist

Use a knife to cut off a piece of orange peel. Squeeze it into the drink. Twist, and garnish. Serve.