The Louisiana House of Representatives made a historic decision Monday: In a 62-33 vote, legislators proclaimed the Sazerac — the famed mix of rye whiskey, bitters and absinthe that originated in the bayou — New Orleans' official cocktail.The drink's origins date back to the 1830s, when a Creole apothecary named Antoine Peychaud concocted a potent recipe at his pharmacy in the French Quarter. Peychaud combined his family's secret recipe for bitters with cognac and began serving the drink to friendss
Thursday, June 26, 2008
Sazerac Declared Official Cocktail Of New Orleans
From NPR. Read the full story here.
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DAMN! I guess I have to toss my hurricane t-shirts away
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