"Cocktail a la Louisiane"

New Orleans is the birthplace to some of my favorite cocktails...meet the Cocktail a la Louisiane.  This is the special cocktail served at the Restaurant de la Louisiane.  This cocktail is a very spirit forward one,  reminiscent of a Sazerac or a Vieux Carre (details on this beauty coming soon)...this cocktail can be found in the Famous New Orleans Drinks and how to mix 'em by Stanley Clisby Arthur 1937.

*A great book for classic cocktails

The original recipe in the book calls for equal parts rye, vermouth and Benedictine, but I find this to be a deservedly rye based cocktail so I mix it as such...

1 1/2 oz Rye Whiskey (Rittenhouse Rye)

1/2 oz Italian Sweet Vermouth (Punt E Mes)

1/2 oz Benedictine

bar spoon of Absinthe (Mata Hari)

2 dashes of Angostura Bitters

2 dashes of Peychauds Bitters

stir all the ingredients together in a beaker with ice and strain into an old fashioned glass with a giant ice cube

garnished with a Luxardo Cherry

Cheers!

http://www.lalouisiane.com/la-louisiane-history