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The JP Sazerac
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The JP Sazerac
Serve in an Old-fashioned glass
| 1 1⁄2 oz | Rémy Martin V.S.O.P. cognac |
| 1⁄2 oz | Straight rye whiskey (100 proof /50% alc./vol.) |
| 1⁄6 oz | Monin Pure Cane Syrup (65.0°brix, equivalent to 2:1 rich syrup) |
| 4 dash | Peychaud's or other Creole-style bitters |
| 3 dash | La Fée Parisienne absinthe |
| 2 dash | Angostura Aromatic Bitters |
| 2 drop | Saline solution 4:1 (20g sea salt to 80g water) |
| 1⁄2 oz | Chilled water omit if using wet ice |
How to make:
- Select and pre-chill an Old-fashioned glass.
- Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.
- STIR all ingredients with ice.
- FINE STRAIN into chilled glass. (No ice in the glass.)
- Express lemon zest twist over the cocktail and discard.
Strength & taste guide:
No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Review:
As befits a great Sazerac, The JP is boozy with rich silky cognac smoothing spicy rye whiskey.
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
Nutrition:
One serving of The JP Sazerac contains 156 calories
Alcohol content:
- 1.5 standard drinks
- 25.54% alc./vol. (25.54° proof)
- 21.2 grams of pure alcohol
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