Sazerac
Ingredients
1 ½ oz Rye Whiskey
1 or 2 dashes of Herbsaint
1 tsp. Sugar
2 dashes Bitters
1 Lemon twist
Ice
Directions
Use 2 old-fashioned glasses. In one glass, fill with ice and add sugar and bitters. The bitters will help dissolve the sugar. Next, add the Rye Whiskey. In the second glass, add and coat the glass with the Herbsaint. Remove the excess Herbsaint. Then, drain the rye Whiskey, bitters and sugar into the Herbsaint coated glass. Add the lemon twist and enjoy! Serves 1. Herbsaint is a New Orleans liqueur, which serves as a substitute in the Sazerac for Absinthe, which is now illegal. Herbsaint does have a cornice flavor, so be sure to just coat the glass with a small amount. (Cognac is another substitute for Absinthe if Herbsaint cannot be found.)
