Vieux Carre
Photo: Emma Janzen
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.