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Sazerac (New Orleans style)
While bartenders in other cities have complicated the Sazerac by using a combination of spirits [us included - Difford's Sazerac recipe], in New Orleans...
Mike Lenoir
21st July 2023 at 21:02
A bartender at the excellent New Orleans establishment Mr. B's gave me a tip for making Sazeracs. He put absinthe in a tiny spray bottle and used spritzing to replace the standard rinsing. The bouquet is much more pronounced and announces the drink to your senses well ahead of its arrival to your lips.
21st May 2024 at 04:49
Mike,
I also have my absinthe in a mister and do the same thing. I also got the tip from a bartender friend from New Orleans.
I also have my absinthe in a mister and do the same thing. I also got the tip from a bartender friend from New Orleans.
25th May 2024 at 00:00
After reading these comments, I use a mister now too! I love it.
22nd July 2023 at 07:53
Many thanks, Mike. Great tip.