Name: Highland Sazerac
Prep time: 4 min
Total time: 4 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 7.5 ml Chartreuse Green; 45 ml Cognac (brandy); 15 ml Whisk(e)y - Speyside single malt Scotch whisky; 7.5 ml Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water, 65.0°Brix); 3 Peychaud's / Creole bitters; 2 Angostura or other aromatic bitters

Serve in an

Old-fashioned glass

Garnish:

Lemon zest twist

How to make:

POUR Chartreuse into glass and twirl to coat inside with liqueur, fill glass with ice and stand to one side. Separately, STIR other ingredients with ice in mixing glass. DISCARD contents of glass (Chartreuse and ice), fill with fresh ice and strain contents of mixing glass.

1/4 fl oz	Green Chartreuse (or alternative herbal liqueur)
1 1/2 fl oz	Remy Martin VSOP coganc
1/2 fl oz	Speyburn 10yo Speyside single malt
1/4 fl oz	Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water, 65.0°Brix)
3 dash	Peychaud's or other Creole-style bitters
2 dash	Angostura Aromatic Bitters
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Review:

A dash of malt gives a Highland influence to the Sazerac, also given a herbal note due to a generous splash of Chartreuse.

History:

Adapted from a recipe crearted by Don Lee at PDT in New York City, USA. Don's original recipe calls for yellow Chartreuse.
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Nutrition:

One serving of Highland Sazerac contains 189 calories.

Alcohol content:

1.6 standard drinks
29.6% alc./vol. (59.2° proof)
22.7 grams of pure alcohol

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