Name: Cajun Nail
Prep time: 4 min
Total time: 4 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 10 ml Absinthe verte (green); 30 ml Whisk(e)y - Tennessee whiskey; 30 ml Drambuie liqueur; 2 Peychaud's / Creole bitters; 2 Angostura or other aromatic bitters

Serve in an

Old-fashioned glass

Garnish:

Lemon zest twist (discarded)

How to make:

POUR absinthe into ice-filled glass, TOP with water and leave to stand. Separately STIR whiskey, Drambuie and bitters with ice. DISCARD contents of glass (absinthe, water and ice) and STRAIN stirred drink into empty absinthe-coated glass.

1/3 fl oz	La Fée Parisienne absinthe
1 fl oz	Daddy Rack Tennessee Whiskey
1 fl oz	Drambuie liqueur
2 dash	Peychaud's or other Creole-style bitters
2 dash	Angostura Aromatic Bitters
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La Fée Parisienne absinthe, 70cl

£ 51.50 £ 0.74 per cocktail, makes 70 Daddy Rack Tennessee Whiskey, 70cl

£ 41.25 £ 1.79 per cocktail, makes 23 Drambuie liqueur, 70cl

£ 31.50 £ 1.37 per cocktail, makes 23 Peychaud's Aromatic Bitters, 8cl

£ 9.95 £ 0.50 per cocktail, makes 20

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Review:

A riff on the classic Sazerac.

History:

Created in 2010 by yours truly at the Cabinet Room, London, England.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Cajun Nail contains 202 calories.

Alcohol content:

1.9 standard drinks
37.26% alc./vol. (74.52° proof)
26.6 grams of pure alcohol

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