Name: The JP Sazerac
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Cognac (brandy); 15 ml Rye whiskey 50% abv; 5 ml Sugar syrup 'rich' (2:1); 4 dash Creole bitters; 3 dash Absinthe; 2 dash Aromatic bitters; 2 drop Saline solution 4:1; 15 ml Chilled water

Ingredients

1 1/2 fl oz

Cognac (brandy)

1/2 fl oz

Straight rye whiskey (100 proof /50% alc./vol.)

1/6 fl oz

Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water) 65.0°Brix

4 dash

Peychaud's or other Creole-style bitters

3 dash

La Fée Parisienne absinthe

2 dash

Angostura Aromatic Bitters

2 drop

Saline solution (20g sea salt to 80g water) or merest pinch of s

1/2 fl oz

Chilled water/mineral water (omit if using wet ice)

How to make

Glassware

Prepare

Select and pre-chill an OLD-FASHIONED GLASS.

Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.

Method

STIR all ingredients with ice.

FINE STRAIN into chilled glass. (No ice in the glass.)

Garnish

EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and discard.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of The JP Sazerac contains 156 calories

Alcohol content:

1.5 standard drinks
25.6% alc./vol. (51.2° proof)
21.2 grams of pure alcohol

History

We're indebted to the Cocktail Trading Company's Elliot Ball for bringing this cocktail to our attention and relaying the following story behind its creation and name.

Several years ago, a good friend and excellent bartender, known here simply as 'JP' after perhaps one too many Sazeracs, described his sexual orientation as being "75/25" - that for every three encounters with men, he needed to maintain balance by bedding a lady. His friends serving him, much to his regret, were perfectly sober and thus able to remember this staggeringly obnoxious description of his sexual proclivities, and thus dedicated to him the 75/25 Sazerac (three parts fruity, one straight). It has been shortened simply to the JP Sazerac, a loving commemoration of a good friend's appalling way with words. It's also a frankly delicious Sazerac.

Elliot Ball, 2016

Comments & Discussion

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Simon Sedgley Premium Member 19w

This is in the same ballpark as Death & Co's version, which is our favourite:

Absinthe rinsed Old-fashioned glass
1 1/2 ounces Rye
1/2 ounce Cognac
1 teaspoon Demerara Gum Syrup
4 dashes Peychaud's bitters
1 dash Angostura bitters
Express a lemon twist and discard

Sam Jean 36w

Amazing version of the Sazerac. I use Arak in a pinch to replace the Absinthe if I don't have some on hand.

Peter Barth 46w

Oh you beautiful bisexual disaster.
Used a vintage 89% gothicsinth for added liquorice notes.
Also tried with additional chocolate bitters for earthy body and sweeter aftertaste.

Caspian Berggren Premium Member 1y

Dang. I came to this cocktail because I generally don't like Sazeracs. It has components I love - Absinthe, Cognac, Rye, sugar and Peychauds - yet I've always identified as a "Sazerac hater. Despite all that, I honestly love it. It's venous and oaky from the brandy, peppery *enough* from the rye, and that herbaly, dryness from the Absinthe. It's honestly lovely and maybe the perfect Sazerac.

John CARR Premium Member 1y

Echoing others: my favourite sazerac. The balance of sweet, boozy, herbal and piquant is spot on. I went slightly scant on the sugar. The dilution is essential. Martell VSOP and Rittenhouse, bitter truth creole bitters.

G. M. Genovese Premium Member 1y

Quite possibly the ideal Sazerac. More breadth, depth, and dynamic impact. And what a lovely, long finish that flames out with a fruity/spicy/dry aftertaste. I did use Cognac Leyrat VS and Old Overholt 114, neither of which would've been my go-to choice here. But, woof, did it turn out sublime.

Theo Clark 2y

This is far and away my absolute favorite sazerac. I was looking for a use for the gomme syrup I made just recently and this was an utterly spectacular use for it. This drink makes me enjoy a lot of things I don't normally enjoy, and I find that really remarkable.

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Simon Difford Verified User Premium Member 3y

Thanks for bringing to my attention, Ian. I've corrected to 2 drops saline.

John Hinojos Premium Member 5y

Great twist on a Sazerac, one of my favorites. We need put in a little more Pernod. Fantastic.

Anthony S 5y

Dangerously smooth! I used 114 proof rye and it's still mellow enough to drink easily. I don't think it's necessary to use a nicer Cognac like 1738, due to all the other ingredients imparting their own flavors. Drink it slow and enjoy.