Name: Suzerac
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 5 ml Absinthe; 45 ml Rye whiskey 50% abv; 30 ml Gentian liqueur; 7.5 ml Sugar syrup (2:1); 3 dash Creole bitters

Suzerac
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Ingredients:
¹⁄₆ oz	La Fée Parisienne absinthe
1 ¹⁄₂ oz	Straight rye whiskey (100 proof /50% alc./vol.)
1 oz	Gentian liqueur (e.g. Suze, Salers etc)
¹⁄₄ oz	Monin Pure Cane Syrup (65.0°brix, equivalent to 2:1 rich syrup)
3 dash	Peychaud's or other Creole-style bitters

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Prepare:

Select and pre-chill a NICK & NORA GLASS.
Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.

How to make:

RINSE glass with absinthe, discard excess and set to one side.
STIR other ingredients with ice.
STRAIN into absinthe-rinsed glass.

Garnish:

EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

A boozy and bittersweet aperitif-style cocktail.

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History:

Created in 2017 by Kevin Rigault at Le Forvm cocktail bar in Paris, France, who says, "My inspiration for this drink comes from the desire to mix old French apéritif Suze with the New Orleans cocktail culture. For the origin of the name, it's just a combination of Suze and Sazerac."

Nutrition:

One serving of Suzerac contains 198 calories

Alcohol content:

1.8 standard drinks
28.73% alc./vol. (28.73° proof)
25.4 grams of pure alcohol

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Peter Barth

30th August at 20:26

I thoroughly enjoyed the cocktail . . right up to the point where I remembered that there was supposed to be a modicum of sugar syrup in this endeavor. added and honestly - if one celebrates dry cocktails, better to be left out.

Matt

12th October 2024 at 02:48

Lighter in flavor and body than the Sazerac, but still silky smooth and delicious, especially if you enjoy the earthy, vegetal and bitter notes of Suze (I do). I prefer the balance of this cocktail to the somewhat sweeter and heavier Sazerac (although that is excellent as well). I also like that it is a simpler recipe.

Louise Allen

11th October 2024 at 22:27

Delicious! So as not to waste the absinthe I popped the rinse discard into a shot glass and dropped the expressed lemon round into it, served on the side. The drink itself is superb. Well balanced and bittersweet. Putting the absinthe on the side with the lemon makes me yearn for a Prague revisit...