Pirate's Alley

Name: Pirate's Alley
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 1 cocktail
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 3 dash Peychaud's Bitters; 15 ml Bénédictine; 30 ml Scotch; 1 twst Lemon Twist; 30 ml Cognac; 1 rinse Absinthe; 15 ml Walnut Liqueur

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Stir Scotch, Cognac, Walnut Liqueur, BéNéDictine with ice. Strain into a rocks glass.

During Mardi Gras, I wanted to create a Sazerac variation to mark the occasion. Initially, I tried using walnut liqueur and Cynar with Scotch and Cognac, but it didn't meet my expectations. Drawing inspiration from Damon Boelte’s Storm King, I replaced the Cynar with Benedictine, which suited the New Orleans theme perfectly. The drink improved significantly, so I named it Pirate's Alley after a street that caught my eye during my first visit to New Orleans in 2009.

Method

Stirred

Glass

rocks

Difficulty

Hard

Flavor Profile

Bitter

Herbal

Nutty

Smoky

Strong