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Sazerac Recipe
Photo: Ernest Porzi

Sazerac Recipe

6 ingredients 5 min 1 drink openrecipes
Sazerac Recipe

This Sazerac recipe is a New Orleans favorite: rye whiskey, Peychaud’s Bitters, sugar, and Herbsaint or absinthe, served neat with a lemon-peel twist.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

144
Calories
3g
Protein
1g
Fat
32g
Carbs

Counts 3 of 4 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 3 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Rye 1 slice (32g) 83
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Whiskey not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1 sugar cube
  • 1 1/2 ounces rye or American whiskey
  • 2 dashes of Peychaud’s Bitters
  • Dash of angostura bitters
  • Dash of absinthe (can substitute Herbsaint, Pernod, or Ricard)
  • Twist of lemon peel

Directions

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By chow · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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