Vieux Carre Recipe
A rich, layered New Orleans sipper that splits its base between rye and cognac, then rounds it out with vermouth and Benedictine.
- Category: The Unforgettables
- Glass: Old fashioned glass
- ABV: 25%
- Difficulty: Medium
Ingredients
- Rye whiskey30 ml
- Cognac30 ml
- Sweet red vermouth30 ml
- Benedictine5 ml
- Peychaud's bitters1 dash
- Angostura bitters1 dash
How to Make It
- Add all the ingredients to a mixing glass filled with ice.
- Stir until well chilled and properly diluted.
- Strain into an old fashioned glass over a large ice cube.
- Garnish with a lemon twist and a maraschino cherry.
Garnish
A lemon twist and a maraschino cherry.
The Story
Created at a New Orleans hotel bar in the 1930s and named for the Vieux Carre, the city's French Quarter.
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