Jean Lafitte Cocktail

Jean Lafitte Cocktail image
2 shot Bacardi Carta Ocho aged rum BUY
¼ shot La Fee Parisienne absinthe BUY
¼ shot De Kuyper Triple Sec BUY
⅛ shot Sugar syrup (2 sugar to 1 water)
1 fresh Egg yolk
1 dash Peychaud's aromatic bitters
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How to make:

SHAKE all ingredients with ice and fine strain into chilled glass.

Garnish:

Orange zest twist

Comment:

Not dissimilar to spicy, fortified advocaat.

Origin:

My adaptation of the New Orleans classic named after the infamous privateer and hero of the Battle of New Orleans.

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SHAKE all ingredients

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