If you were to select the nation's cocktail capital, New Orleans would have to be at the top of the list. Sure, New York City and San Francisco have some of the best and brightest bartenders working today, but in terms of history, endurance, and sheer joie de vivre, the Big Easy has plenty in its favor.

That's one reason why, every year, hundreds of spirits and cocktail aficionados from around the world converge in the swampy heat of New Orleans for Tales of the Cocktail, a five-day conference celebrating everything shaken and stirred. Now in its fifth year, Tales of the Cocktail is currently in full swing, and countless tipplers--myself included--are scouring the French Quarter, asking bartenders at venerable watering holes such as the Carousel Bar, the Napoleon House and Tujaque's to mix up a perfect Sazerac.

Credited as being among the first true cocktails, the Sazerac is a New Orleans original; one sip of its hazy, lusty character tells you everything you need to know about living the good life.

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Name: Sazerac
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: not set
Ingredients: 1 tsp sugar; 3 or 4 dashes Peychaud's Bitters; 3 drops water; 2 oz rye whiskey; 1 tsp Herbsaint, pastis, or absinthe; 1 lemon peel for garnish

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INGREDIENTS

1 tsp sugar
3 or 4 dashes Peychaud's Bitters
3 drops water
2 oz rye whiskey
1 tsp Herbsaint, pastis, or absinthe
1 lemon peel ; for garnish

Serving

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Chill an Old Fashioned glass or small tumbler in your freezer.

2. In a mixing glass, combine sugar, Peychaud’s Bitters, and a few drops of water.

3. Mix until sugar is dissolved, then add rye.

4. Add plenty of ice, and stir for about 30 seconds.

5. Pour Herbsaint, pastis, or absinthe into your chilled glass, and rotate glass until the inside is well coated; discard the excess.

6. Strain the liquid from your mixing glass into the serving glass.

7. Twist a piece of lemon peel over the drink. Indulge.

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Serving Size: 1 Serving (62g)
Recipe Makes: 1 Serving

Calories: 132
Calories from Fat: 0 (0%)

Amt Per Serving		% DV

	Total Fat 0g	0 %
	Saturated Fat 0g	0 %
	Monounsaturated Fat 0g
	Polyunsanturated Fat 0g
Cholesterol 0mg		0 %
Sodium 1163.4mg		40 %
Potassium 4.6mg		0 %
Total Carbohydrate 0.3g		0 %
	Dietary Fiber 0.2g	1 %
	Sugars, other 0.1g
Protein 0g		0 %
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Calories per serving: 132

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