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Vieux Carre

Photo: Emma Janzen

February 11, 2019

vieux carre

A New Orleans staple.

The Vieux Carre is a 1930s New Orleans recipe named after the city’s French Quarter—it’s a potent but smooth cocktail, just like the Crescent City.

Ingredients

¾ oz. rye whiskey
¾ oz. Cognac
¾ oz. sweet vermouth
1 barspoon Bénédictine
2 dashes Peychaud’s bitters
2 dashes Angostura bitters

Tools:mixing glass, barspoon, strainer
Glass:Old Fashioned
Garnish:lemon peel

Preparation

Combine ingredients in a mixing glass and fill with ice. Stir well, strain into an ice-filled Old Fashioned glass and garnish.

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