Cocktail recipe
La Louisiane
A stirred cocktail featuring Rye whiskey, Sweet Vermouth, Bénédictine.
Ingredients
- 60 ml Rye Whiskey
- 30 ml Sweet Vermouth
- 30 ml Bénédictine
- 5 ml Absinthe
- 3 dash Peychaud's Bitters
Method
- Combine Rye Whiskey, Sweet Vermouth, Bénédictine, Absinthe and Peychaud's Bitters in a mixing glass with ice.
- Stir until cold and diluted.
- Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
- Optional garnish: a Luxardo cherry.
Story
The house cocktail of the Restaurant de la Louisiane in New Orleans, printed by Stanley Clisby Arthur in 1937, a richer cousin of the Vieux Carré.