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Cocktail craft and glassware notes · July 29, 2026
classic cocktails

How to Make a Sazerac: New Orleans' Official Cocktail

The Sazerac: rye, sugar, Peychaud's bitters, and an absinthe rinse in a chilled lowball with no ice – the 1850s New Orleans ritual, done properly.

By Arthur Bulota · July 29, 2026 Read the guide
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From Arthur

“I wanted to write about a cocktail with a genuine ritual, and the Sazerac's two glasses and absinthe rinse are exactly that. I want you to slow down, do the rinse, and understand why New Orleans never revised it.”
Arthur BulotaArthur Bulota, Co-founder

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