Pirate's Alley

1 oz Scotch
1 oz Cognac
1⁄2 oz Walnut Liqueur
1⁄2 oz Bénédictine
3 ds Peychaud's Bitters
1 rinse Absinthe
1 twst Lemon peel (Oil as garnish)
Instructions

Stir with ice, strain into an absinthe-rinsed double old fashioned glass, and garnish with lemon oil from a twist.

History

For Mardi Gras, I was inspired to make up a Sazerac riff to celebrate. I latched onto the walnut liqueur-Cynar duo that I recently enjoyed; however, in a Scotch-Cognac Sazerac format, the pair was not as lovely as I expected. Therefore, I took a page from Damon Boelte's Storm King and swapped out the Cynar for Benedictine (which also fit the New Orleans theme quite nicely). The result was much improved, and for a name, I dubbed this one after a block that intrigued me on my first trip to New Orleans in 2009 called Pirate's Alley.

Cocktail summary
Posted by yarm on
Created by
Frederic Yarm, Somerville, MA
Year
2023
Is the
author's original creation
Reference

https://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2023/03/pirates-alley.html

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