Cocktail recipe
Vieux Carrè
A stirred cocktail featuring Rye whiskey, Cognac, Sweet Vermouth.
Ingredients
- 30 ml Rye Whiskey
- 30 ml Cognac
- 30 ml Sweet Vermouth
- 1 tsp Bénédictine
- 2 dash Peychaud's Bitters
Method
- Combine Rye Whiskey, Cognac, Sweet Vermouth, Bénédictine and Peychaud's Bitters in a mixing glass with ice.
- Stir until cold and diluted.
- Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
- Optional garnish: orange zest and Maraschino Liqueur cherry.
Story
Created in 1938 by Walter Bergeron at the Hotel Monteleone, home of New Orleans' slowly revolving Carousel Bar. The name is French for 'old square', the French Quarter.