Name: Grand Sazerac
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 10 ml Absinthe; Top up with Chilled water; 45 ml Grand Marnier; 45 ml Bourbon whiskey; 2 dash Aromatic bitters; 3 dash Creole bitters

Ingredients

¹⁄₃ fl oz

La Fée Parisienne absinthe

Top up with

Chilled water/mineral water

1 ¹⁄₂ fl oz

Grand Marnier or other cognac orange liqueur

1 ¹⁄₂ fl oz

Bourbon whiskey

2 dash

Angostura Aromatic Bitters

3 dash

Peychaud's or other Creole-style bitters

How to make

Glassware

Method:

POUR absinthe into ice-filled glass and TOP with water. Leave the mixture to stand in the glass. Separately, STIR other ingredients with ice. Finally, discard contents of absinthe-washed glass and strain contents of shaker into absinthe-washed glass. (No ice in the finished drink.)

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Grand Sazerac contains 265 calories

Alcohol content:

2.6 standard drinks
33.09% alc./vol. (66.18° proof)
36.1 grams of pure alcohol

Comments & Discussion

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G. M. Genovese Premium Member 5w

Out of bourbon, I made this with strong rye like John, 113 proof. The first sip was not auspicious, but it quickly settled in to a very tasty Sazerac with the Grand Marnier not coming across too bold. Very nice.

Matt Premium Member 2y

I tried Jay's suggestion after the original, and I prefered the original. In fact, I like it even better if I used a little rich syrup as well - I know this is pretty sweet and orangey, but I like it! BTW, I used an atomizer to mist absinthe, and didn't do the wash.

jay gavin 4y

I might prefer to cut back on the Grand Marinier a bit. Maybe 1 oz or 1/4. Otherwise, it's a wonderful variation of one of our favorites.

John Hinojos Premium Member 4y

Being a real fan of New Orleans and it cuisine, I have drank the traditional Sazerac, but this is wonderful. I did use an 117 proof rye as I was concerned the amount of grand Marnier would be too sweet. Also did a spray of absinthe on the top of the cocktail before serving. It was great for our starting of Mardi Gras.

Debra Butler 4y

So happy I tried this! It completely caught me by surprise and though I did make a couple of adjustments to the original recipe (used rye whiskey instead of bourbon and orange bitters instead of Angostura) I think it was a complete success! Will definitely enjoy this again. Many thanks for the recipe?

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