Whisky · Stir · Rocks · 4 min
Vieux Carré
New Orleans, 1938: rye and cognac in the same glass, which no one else thought to try. Walter Bergeron used Peychaud's and Angostura together; the IBA lists just the Peychaud's.
What's in it
- 30ml (1 oz) Rye whisky
- 30ml (1 oz) Cognac
- 30ml (1 oz) Sweet vermouth
- 1 tsp Bénédictine
- 2 dashes Peychaud's bitters
- 2 dashes Angostura bitters optional
- 1 Cocktail cherry optional
How to make it
- Fill a mixing glass with ice and add the rye, cognac, sweet vermouth, Bénédictine and bitters.
- Stir for twenty to thirty seconds, until the mixing glass frosts.
- Strain over a big cube in a rocks glass.
- Garnish with a cocktail cherry.
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