Claridges Sazerac Recipes

SAZERAC COCKTAIL

Steps:

• Chill one old fashioned glass and use another for mixing (this is the tradition, as opposed to a mixing glass or shaker). Place the sugar cube in the glass for mixing. Add a couple of drops of water and muddle the sugar cube until it is a paste. Pour in the whiskey and both bitters. Add ice cubes and stir.
• Into the chilled glass, add a dash of absinthe and swirl it around the glass until it is coated; discard any excess. Strain the whiskey mixture into the coated glass. Squeeze the lemon peel over the drink and drop it in as a garnish. Serve immediately.

CLASSIC SAZERAC COCKTAIL

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Chill an old-fashioned glass by filling it with ice. Let it sit while you prepare the rest of the drink.
• In a mixing glass, soak the sugar cube with the bitters and muddle to crush the cube .
• Add the rye whiskey and stir.
• Discard the ice in the chilled glass. Rinse it with absinthe: Pour a small amount into the glass, swirl it around, then discard the liquid.
• Pour the whiskey mixture into the absinthe-rinsed glass.
• Gently squeeze the lemon twist over the drink to release its essence. Traditionalists typically discard it and rarely drop it into the glass; lay it on the rim as a garnish if you like. Serve and enjoy.

SAZERAC

Steps:

• Chill a rocks glass. Meanwhile, in a mixing glass three-quarters filled with ice, mix the rye, simple syrup and bitters and stir until chilled, about 30 seconds.
• Pour the Herbsaint into the chilled rocks glass and rotate until the liqueur coats the inside of the glass. Strain the contents of the mixing glass into the rocks glass. Rub the lemon twist along the rim of the rocks glass, twist over the drink and discard.

SAZERAC COCKTAIL

Steps:

• Fill a rocks glass with 1 cup ice and set aside to chill, about 5 minutes. Discard ice.
• Combine Peychaud's Bitters, Angostura Bitters and sugar cube in a cocktail shaker; mash well with a cocktail muddler. Add 1 cup ice and whiskey. Stir until chilled and strain into the chilled glass.
• Twist a lemon peel over the surface of the cocktail to extract the essence; discard lemon peel.

SAZERAC

Steps:

• Store a cocktail glass in the freezer for 15 to 20 minutes before making the cocktail.
• Pour the anise flavored liqueur into the frosted glass and turn to coat the sides. Dump excess liqueur in the sink (or drink it!). Add sugar, water and bitters to the glass, stirring to dissolve. Strain into the glass and pour in the rye. Stir and garnish with a twist of lemon.

MARTHA'S SAZERAC

Steps:

• Place sugar cube and 2 teaspoons water in a cocktail shaker; stir to dissolve. Add bourbon and bitters, fill with ice, and stir to chill.
• Pour liqueur into a rocks glass and swirl to coat; pour out excess. Strain bourbon mixture into glass. Twist lemon peel and rub around rim of glass (do not add to drink).

CLARIDGE'S SAZERAC

Steps:

• Put a tumbler in the freezer. When it's freezing cold, pour in the absinthe, swirl it so it thinly coats the inside of the glass, then tip it away. This is called rinsing.
• Stir the remaining ingredients, except the lemon peel garnish, together in a mixing glass, then strain into the prepared tumbler.
• Garnish with the lemon peel and serve.

THE ORIGINAL SAZERAC

Steps:

• Pour a little herbsaint into a frozen rocks glass. Swirl around the inside of the glass and then pour out. In a cocktail shaker with ice, combine the remaining ingredients and shake well. Strain into the herbsaint lined glass.