Tin City Sazerac
Stir with ice, strain into a rocks glass pre-rinsed with absinthe, and garnish with lemon oil from a twist.
I was inspired by all of T. Cole Newton's Sazerac riffs in his Cocktail Dive Bar book. Therefore, I began to think of drinks that I could mashup into a Sazerac akin to what I did with a Green Point for the Algiers Point. Instead of that Manhattan variation as a starting point, I selected the Red Hook to merge with a Cognac Sazerac especially with how well Maraschino and absinthe work together in the Improved Cocktail. I dubbed this one the Tin City Sazerac after the shantytown that was built in the Red Hook section of Brooklyn during the Great Depression that gave shelter to the longshoremen and sailors waiting for the economy to return.
- Red Hook — Rye, Sweet vermouth, Maraschino Liqueur, Maraschino cherry
- Patriarch — Rye, Maraschino Liqueur, English Bishop, Bitters, Orange bitters, Orange peel
- The Creature That Drank Sheboygan — Cognac, Blended Scotch, Maraschino Liqueur, Bual Madeira, Peach liqueur, Orange bitters, Bitters, Orange peel
- Blue Collar Cocktail — Rye, Sweet vermouth, Maraschino Liqueur, Orange bitters, Bitters, CioCiaro, Lemon peel
- Bushwick — Rye, Sweet vermouth, Amer Picon, Maraschino Liqueur