Tin City Sazerac

Name: Tin City Sazerac
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 1 cocktail
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 3 dash Peychaud's Bitters; 30 ml Cognac; 1 twst Lemon Twist; 30 ml Rye Whiskey; 1 rinse Absinthe; 15 ml Maraschino Liqueur; 15 ml Sweet Vermouth

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Stir Cognac, Rye Whiskey, Sweet Vermouth, Maraschino Liqueur with ice. Strain into a rocks glass.

Inspired by T. Cole Newton's Sazerac variations in his Cocktail Dive Bar book, I started thinking about blending other drinks into a Sazerac. Instead of using a Manhattan as a base like with the Green Point, I chose the Red Hook cocktail and combined it with a Cognac Sazerac, highlighting the compatibility of Maraschino and absinthe from the Improved Cocktail. Naming this creation the Tin City Sazerac, I paid homage to the shantytown in Brooklyn's Red Hook area during the Great Depression, where longshoremen and sailors found temporary shelter while waiting for better times.

Method

Stirred

Glass

rocks

Difficulty

Hard

Flavor Profile

Bitter

Dry

Floral

Herbal

Strong