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Step-by-step: Sazerac

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Crack ice with a muddler and fill a short glass with it.
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Step-by-step: Sazerac – Crack ice with a muddler and fill a short glass with it.
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Place a sugar cube and 1/2 ounce water in a mixing glass and incorporate using a muddler.
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Step-by-step: Sazerac – Place a sugar cube and 1/2 ounce water in a mixing glass and incorporate using a muddler.
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Add 6 dashes of Peychaud's bitters and 2 dashes Angostura bitters.
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Step-by-step: Sazerac – Add 6 dashes of Peychaud's bitters and 2 dashes Angostura bitters.
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Use a standard jigger to measure out 2 ounces rye whiskey and add it to the mix.
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Step-by-step: Sazerac – Use a standard jigger to measure out 2 ounces rye whiskey and add it to the mix.
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Give this a quick dry stir (without ice) to make sure the sugar is fully dissolved.
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Step-by-step: Sazerac – Give this a quick dry stir (without ice) to make sure the sugar is fully dissolved.
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Add a bar spoon's worth of absinthe to the melting ice. Then pour out the absinthe, leaving a coating on the inside of the glass.
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Step-by-step: Sazerac – Add a bar spoon's worth of absinthe to the melting ice. Then pour out the absinthe, leaving a coating on the inside of the glass.
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Add whole ice to the mixing glass.
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Step-by-step: Sazerac – Add whole ice to the mixing glass.
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Stir the mixture and pour out the ice in the smaller glass.
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Step-by-step: Sazerac – Stir the mixture and pour out the ice in the smaller glass.
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Using a strainer, pour this into the chilled, absinthe-rinsed glass.
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Step-by-step: Sazerac – Using a strainer, pour this into the chilled, absinthe-rinsed glass.
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Carve a swath of lemon peel using a fruit peeler and run the peel skin-side down on your palm.
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Step-by-step: Sazerac – Carve a swath of lemon peel using a fruit peeler and run the peel skin-side down on your palm.
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Express the lemon oil over the surface of the drink by folding the peel in half lengthwise.
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Step-by-step: Sazerac – Express the lemon oil over the surface of the drink by folding the peel in half lengthwise.
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Run the peel skin-side down around the rim of the glass to rub off any extra oils.
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Step-by-step: Sazerac – Run the peel skin-side down around the rim of the glass to rub off any extra oils.
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Place the peel right-side up in the glass for a nice visual of the bright yellow peel against the classic red cocktail.
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Step-by-step: Sazerac – Place the peel right-side up in the glass for a nice visual of the bright yellow peel against the classic red cocktail.
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