Friday Cocktail #25 - The Day Before
Four years ago tomorrow, Hurricane Katrina made landfall at Buras, La.
I'll be rehashing a bit more on that here tomorrow. For now, here is a cocktail I'll call The Day Before. This cocktail incorporates Peychaud's Bitters, which were invented in New Orleans and widely used in one of my favorite cocktails, the Sazerac. Because I didn't have any rye around for a sazerac, I wondered what else I could pair with the bitters and eventually settled on sweet vermouth. As a garnish, I used a sprig of thyme, because it is widely used in Louisiana cooking. I was pleasantly surprised at the results of my concoction -- the sweetness of the vermouth intermingled beautifully with the floral notes of the bitters. Day Before Cocktail 1) Fill a cocktail glass halfway with ice. 2) Add 1 shot sweet vermouth and 3 good shakes of Peychaud's Bitters. 3) Top off with tonic or lemon seltzer. 4) Garnish with a sprig of thyme. Drink to the pre-Katrina world. related searches : Friday
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