Cocktail à la Louisiane

Brandon Herring

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About this Cocktail

A slight variation on a classic drink from a classic book. Originally equal parts rye, sweet and Benedictine, I upped the rye and lessened the Benedictine.

Ingredients:

1.5 oz. Rittenhouse rye
3/4 oz. Dolin sweet vermouth
1/2 oz. Benedictine.
2 dashes Peychaud's bitters
Dash Herbsaint Original Absinthe
Lemon peel garnish

Preparation:

Combine first 5 ingredients. Stir, and strain. Add 1 brandied cherry, lemon peel around the rim and dropped into the glass.

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8 Comments

Brandon Herring

Having one of these again. Upped the Benedictine to 1/2 oz. Perfect.
Doctor Gumbo

Enjoying this for the first time. After a long day of work guiding people around Louisiana plantation country this is hitting the spot!
Brandon Herring

Awesome! This is one of my favs.
Doctor Gumbo

Great complexity...gets better with time!
Rufus Grantham @demonbitters

Oh yeah baby. That is properly delicious.
Tom Lyberg

Long time favorite. Herbsaint is good but I like real absinthe even better.
T Kess

Had my first a la Louisiane about 4 months ago at the 21st amendment in New Orleans. Great drink.
Andy Dumont

Followed Brandon's recipe and this is fantastic!!