La Louisiane
This stirred rye whiskey libation was the house cocktail at the now-defunct La Louisiane, a New Orleans institution famous for its fiery Cajun specialties. Originally printed in 1937 in Stanley Clisby Arthur’s Famous New Orleans Drinks and How to Mix ‘Em, this lost New Orleans classic was recently adapted and featured in Jim Meehan’s PDT Cocktail Book. Somewhere between a Vieux Carre and a Sazerac, the La Louisiane features absinthe, sweet and herbal Benedictine liqueur, and Peychaud’s bitters.
La Louisiane
FLAVOR PROFILE
Bitter, Sweet
STRENGTH
DIFFICULTY
easy
INGREDIENTS
- 2 oz Rye
- 0.75 oz sweet vermouth
- 0.25 oz Benedictine
- 2 hefty dashes Absinthe
- 2 hefty dashes Peychaud’s bitters
- Brandied Cherry, for garnish
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