Vieux carré cocktail
- Hannah Guinness
Published: October 4, 2021 at 1:14 PM
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Serves 1
Easy
Total time: 5 mins
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First invented in New Orleans in the 1930s, fans of manhattans, old fashioneds and sazeracs will love this layered and complex cocktail, perfect for sipping slowly on chilly evenings
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Ingredients
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25ml rye whiskey
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25ml cognac
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25ml sweet vermouth
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1 tsp benedictine
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2 dashes Peychaud’s Bitters
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2 dashes Angostura bitters
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maraschino cherry
to garnish
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Method
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step 1
Put all of the ingredients into a mixing glass filled with ice and stir gently until the outside of the glass is cold. Strain into a chilled coupe glass and garnish with a maraschino cherry.
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Hannah GuinnessSenior sub editor and drinks writer
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