Marthas Sazerac Recipes

MARTHA'S SAZERAC

Steps:

• Place sugar cube and 2 teaspoons water in a cocktail shaker; stir to dissolve. Add bourbon and bitters, fill with ice, and stir to chill.
• Pour liqueur into a rocks glass and swirl to coat; pour out excess. Strain bourbon mixture into glass. Twist lemon peel and rub around rim of glass (do not add to drink).

TI ADELAIDE MARTIN AND LALLY BRENNAN'S SAZERAC

Steps:

• Pour Absinthe into a rocks glass; swirl to coat. Pour out any excess Absinthe; fill glass with ice to chill.
• Place rye, simple syrup, and bitters in a cocktail shaker; fill with ice. Cover and shake vigorously.
• Discard ice from rocks glass and strain rye mixture into glass. Rub rim of glass with lemon twist and add to cocktail; serve immediately.

CLASSIC SAZERAC COCKTAIL

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Chill an old-fashioned glass by filling it with ice. Let it sit while you prepare the rest of the drink.
• In a mixing glass, soak the sugar cube with the bitters and muddle to crush the cube .
• Add the rye whiskey and stir.
• Discard the ice in the chilled glass. Rinse it with absinthe: Pour a small amount into the glass, swirl it around, then discard the liquid.
• Pour the whiskey mixture into the absinthe-rinsed glass.
• Gently squeeze the lemon twist over the drink to release its essence. Traditionalists typically discard it and rarely drop it into the glass; lay it on the rim as a garnish if you like. Serve and enjoy.

CLASSIC SAZERAC

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients except lemon twists in a cocktail shaker. Stir until chilled, then strain into a pitcher or divide among 6 glasses. Garnish with lemon twists.

SAZERAC

Steps:

• Fill 2 rocks glasses with ice to chill. In a third glass or cocktail shaker, stir together sugar and water until sugar dissolves. Add rye whiskey, bitters, and ice. Stir until chilled.
• Discard ice from glasses and add 1 teaspoon anise-flavored liqueur to each. Swirl to coat bottom and sides of glasses with liqueur, then pour off extra. Strain rye mixture into glasses and garnish with lemon twists.

SAZERAC

Steps:

• Coat chilled rocks glass with absinthe. Muddle sugar cube with bitters in a mixing glass; add rye and ice. Stir. Strain into chilled rocks glass. Twist lemon peel over the drink to release oils, then discard twist.

SAZERAC COCKTAIL

Steps:

• Fill 2 old-fashioned glasses with ice to chill. Discard ice from 1 glass, and add water, bitters, and sugar; stir to dissolve. Add rye whiskey and a few ice cubes; stir. Discard ice from remaining glass. Fill with a small amount of Pernod, and swirl to coat; discard Pernod. Strain rye mixture into prepared glass. Garnish with a lemon twist.

ALLEN KATZ'S SAZERAC

Steps:

• Coat a well-chilled old-fashioned glass with absinthe. Discard most of the remaining liquid, leaving just a little in the bottom of the glass.
• Add the sugar cube and soak with bitters.
• Muddle sugar so that it dissolves in the glass. Add whiskey, stir, and garnish with a lemon peel.