Sazerac

Of all the drinks to come out of the watering holes of the Delta and the Quarter—the fizzes, the punches, the café bruióts and café diablos—the Sazerac is without doubt one of the world’s great mixtures, on par with the Negroni for taste and the Martini for the skill required to make it right. Originally the recipe called for the Sazerac glass to be lightly coated with absinthe (which of course is not available any longer) and Peychaud bitters, a Creole creation of Antoine Amedea Peychaud w