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The Barbancourt Sazerac

2 oz Haitian Rum, Barbancourt 8
1⁄2 oz Simple syrup
6 ds Bitters, Bitter Truth Jerry Thomas’ Own Decanter
2 Cloves
1 rinse Pastis, Herbsaint
1 twst Lemon peel
Instructions

Stir, then strain into a chilled rocks glass rinsed with Herbsaint.
Finish with lemon twist

Notes

Not bad as a mixing use for Barbancourt 5 Star (8 year). I prefer the Rye version, but this is a nice change.

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  • Prefer with 1/4 oz 2:1 demerara syrup and another dash or two of bitters. But a nice variation on the classic.
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Comments
benjajinj commented on 1/25/2020:

Much better with 5ml rich demerara syrup, 3 dashes Peychaud's and 1 dash Ango, absinthe rinse and a discarded twist - i.e. a classics Sazerac spec with the base swapped out.