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How to make the Vieux Carre Cocktail

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The Vieux Carre Cocktail derives its name from  a hotel in the Old Quarter of New Orleans, United States.
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With a name like Vieux Carre Cocktail, you can expect a great deal of complexity with this mix.

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An old recipe, this is a mix of rye whiskey and cognac.

What you need:

  • 1 1/2 cups ice
  • 1 fluid ounce rye whiskey
  • 1 fluid ounce cognac
  • 1 ounce sweet vermouth
  • 1/8 ounce Benedictine® liqueur
  • 1 dash Angostura bitters
  • 1 dash Peychaud bitters
  • 1 lemon twist

Directions:

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Put ice in a cocktail glass. Pour in rye, cognac, vermouth, and Benedictine. Shake in Angostura and Peychaud's bitters. Stir, then strain into a short cocktail glass, and garnish with a twist of lemon peel.

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