The Barbancourt Sazerac
Stir, then strain into a chilled rocks glass rinsed with Herbsaint.
Finish with lemon twist
Not bad as a mixing use for Barbancourt 5 Star (8 year). I prefer the Rye version, but this is a nice change.
- Prefer with 1/4 oz 2:1 demerara syrup and another dash or two of bitters. But a nice variation on the classic.
- Haitian Winter — Haitian Rum, Walnut Liqueur, Fernet Vallet, Aromatized wine, Bitters
- Killer on Ice — Rhum Agricole, Bianco Vermouth, Celery bitters, Bitters, Agave syrup, Lime peel
- Hemingway stirred nonsense — Haitian Rum, Orange vermouth, Dry apricot brandy, Maraschino Liqueur, Bitters, Orange cream citrate, Orange flower water
- Best Years — Pisco, Cynar, Crème Yvette, Falernum, Peychaud's Bitters
- Overpowered by Funk — Jamaican rum, Cachaça, Cynar, Crème de Banane, Bitters
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.
Joaquin Simó's "Creole Saz" follows the Sazerac original more closely, but with a base of 1.5 Barbancourt and .5 cognac, and cane syrup as sweetener. https://www.cocktaillove.com/recipes/creole-saz/