How to Make a Sazerac, the Rye and Absinthe Riff on an Old Fashioned

This quintessential New Orleans cocktail, the Sazerac, has a beautiful spice character from the rye whiskey, compared to an Old Fashioned that would use the sweeter bourbon. In this episode of Cocktails for Adults, craft cocktail bartender and Robb Report columnist Jason O'Bryan shows how home bartenders can mix the Sazerac with rye whiskey, Peychaud's bitters, demerara syrup and absinthe.

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