Vieux Carré Recipe

Time6m

Serves1

sudden wisdom rye. hennessy. sweet vermouth. benedictine. bitters.

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Ingredients

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1
Combine ingredients
Add 1.0 oz rye whiskey, 1.0 oz Cognac, 1.0 oz sweet vermouth and 0.25 oz Bénédictine to a mixing glass or large stirring glass.
2
Add bitters
Add 2 dashes Angostura bitters and 2 dashes Peychaud's bitters to the mixing glass.
3
Chill and dilute
Fill the mixing glass with ice (about 1 cup). Stir gently but thoroughly for 20–30 seconds until the cocktail is well chilled and lightly diluted (glass should feel cold and slightly frosted).
4
Strain
Strain the mixture through a julep or Hawthorne strainer into a chilled old-fashioned glass over a single large ice cube or sphere.
5
Garnish
Express a lemon peel over the drink to release oils, rub the peel around the rim if desired, then drop the peel into the glass as garnish.
6
Serve immediately. Sip slowly — the Vieux Carré is a spirit-forward, richly herbal cocktail.