Sazerac

Sazerac

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'''Sazerac''' is a local variation of a [[cognac]] or [[whiskey]] cocktail originally from [[New Orleans]]. It is named for the ''Sazerac de Forge et Fils'' brand of cognac brandy that originally served as its main ingredient.{{cite web | url=https://www.sazerac.com/our-brands/sazerac-rye-whiskey.html | title=Sazerac Rye - The Character of New Orleans | publisher=[[Sazerac Company]]}} The drink is most traditionally a combination of
'''Sazerac''' is a local variation of a [[cognac]] or [[whiskey]] cocktail originally from [[New Orleans]]. It is named for the ''Sazerac de Forge et Fils'' brand of cognac brandy that originally served as its main ingredient.{{cite web | url=https://www.sazerac.com/our-brands/sazerac-rye-whiskey.html | title=Sazerac Rye The Character of New Orleans | publisher=[[Sazerac Company]]}} The drink is most traditionally a combination of
cognac or [[rye whiskey]], [[absinthe]], [[Peychaud's Bitters]], and [[sugar]], although [[bourbon whiskey]] is sometimes substituted for the rye and [[Herbsaint]] is sometimes substituted for the absinthe.{{Cite news | url=https://www.mashed.com/2116497/anthony-bourdain-sazerac-cocktail/ | title=One Of Anthony Bourdain's Favorite Cocktails Dates Back To The 1800s | first=Sean | last=Pagnotti | work=[[Mashed.com]] | date=March 8, 2026}} Some claim it is the oldest known American [[cocktail]],{{cite book | last=Majumdar | first=Simon | title=Eat My Globe: One Year to Go Everywhere and Eat Everything | year=2009 | publisher=[[Simon & Schuster]] | isbn=978-1-4165-7602-0 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/eatmyglobeoneyea0000maju/page/192 192] | url=https://archive.org/details/eatmyglobeoneyea0000maju/page/192 }} with origins in [[History of Louisiana|antebellum]] [[New Orleans]], although drink historian David Wondrich is among those who dispute this,{{cite web | url=https://www.liquor.com/articles/sazerac/ | title=The History and Secrets of the Sazerac | first=Amy | last=Zavatto | work=[[Liquor.com]] | date=March 5, 2019}} and American instances of published usage of the word ''cocktail'' to describe a mixture of spirits, [[bitters]], and sugar can be traced to the early [[19th century]].{{cite book |last=Felten | first=Eric | title=How's Your Drink? Cocktails, Culture, and the Art of Drinking Well | year=2007 | publisher=Surrey Books | isbn=978-1-57284-089-8 | pages=9–10}}
cognac or [[rye whiskey]], [[absinthe]], [[Peychaud's Bitters]], and sugar, although [[bourbon whiskey]] is sometimes substituted for the rye and [[Herbsaint]] is sometimes substituted for the absinthe.{{Cite news | url=https://www.mashed.com/2116497/anthony-bourdain-sazerac-cocktail/ | title=One Of Anthony Bourdain's Favorite Cocktails Dates Back To The 1800s | first=Sean | last=Pagnotti | work=[[Mashed.com]] | date=March 8, 2026}} Some claim it is the oldest known American [[cocktail]],{{cite book | last=Majumdar | first=Simon | title=Eat My Globe: One Year to Go Everywhere and Eat Everything | year=2009 | publisher=[[Simon & Schuster]] | isbn=978-1-4165-7602-0 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/eatmyglobeoneyea0000maju/page/192 192] | url=https://archive.org/details/eatmyglobeoneyea0000maju/page/192 }} with origins in [[History of Louisiana|antebellum]] [[New Orleans]], although drink historian David Wondrich is among those who dispute this,{{cite web | url=https://www.liquor.com/articles/sazerac/ | title=The History and Secrets of the Sazerac | first=Amy | last=Zavatto | work=[[Liquor.com]] | date=March 5, 2019}} and American instances of published usage of the word ''cocktail'' to describe a mixture of spirits, [[bitters]], and sugar can be traced to the early 19th century.{{cite book |last=Felten | first=Eric | title=How's Your Drink? Cocktails, Culture, and the Art of Drinking Well | year=2007 | publisher=Surrey Books | isbn=978-1-57284-089-8 | pages=9–10}}


==Characteristics==
==Characteristics==