Sign up for the Small Screen Email Newsletter: http://vid.io/xdM Be the first to know when new episodes air on our site! How to Make a Sazerac Cocktail Originally made with Cognac, before Phylloxera vastatrix destroyed grape vines across France, now widely made with rye whiskey, the Sazerac is the quintessential New Orleans cocktail. since in preparation and complex in flavor profile, it is not to be missed. Watch on Small Screen: http://www.smallscreennetwork.com/video/94/cocktail_spirit_sazerac Recipe: 1/4 oz simple syrup two dashes Peychaud's Bitters 2 oz rye whiskey Absinthe or Herbsainte Instructions: Chill small old fashioned glass by filling with ice. To another glass, add first three ingredients. Stir with ice. Discard ice from chilled old fashioned glass. Rinse or spray with Absinthe or Herbsaint. Strain other ingredients into prepared glass. Garnish with a lemon peel.