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Vieux Carré

IBA official cocktail, The Unforgettables. Whiskey based, stirred, served in a rocks glass.

Walter Bergeron, Hotel Monteleone, New Orleans, 1938.

Ingredients

Rye whiskey30 ml (1 oz)
Cognac30 ml (1 oz)
Sweet vermouth30 ml (1 oz)
Bénédictine1 barspoon
Peychaud's bitters2 dashes

Measures for one serve. Open the drink in Bar Bible to scale it to a batch or switch to ounces.

Method

  1. Add everything to a mixing glass with plenty of ice.
  2. Stir until very cold, about 30 seconds.
  3. Strain over fresh ice in a rocks glass.
  4. Garnish with orange peel and a cherry.
Glass
Rocks glass
Ice
Cubed
Garnish
Orange peel and a cherry
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