Difficulty: Medium

La Louisiane

A spicy, bold and complex sipper that ticks some old school cocktail boxes (Peychaud’s? check. Absinthe? check. Sweet Vermouth? check)

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What you need
Serve in a Coupe, Nick and Nora or cocktail (Martini) glass
Garnish Maraschino cherry
Ingredients
How to make

Stir with ice & strain all ingredients into a chilled glass

Contains
Bulleit Rye
Benedictine D.O.M.
Cocchi Vermouth di Torino
La Fee Absinthe
Peychaud’s Bitters

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