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Vieux Carré

Served in a tumbler · ~206 cal

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Vieux Carré

Ingredients

  • 30 ml Rye whiskey e.g. Rittenhouse, Bulleit Rye, Old Overholt
  • 30 ml Cognac
  • 30 ml Sweet vermouth e.g. Carpano Antica, Cocchi di Torino
  • 10 ml Bénédictine
  • 2 dashes Peychaud's bitters
  • 2 dashes Angostura bitters
  • Garnish Lemon peel

Preparation

  1. Stir all ingredients with ice.
  2. Strain into a rocks glass over a large ice cube. Don't know how? Pour the drink through a strainer (or the built-in strainer on your shaker) to catch the ice and any solids.

Origin Story

The Vieux Carré cocktail was created in the 1930s at the Carousel Bar in the Hotel Monteleone in New Orleans. Named after the French Quarter, it reflects the city's rich history of cocktail innovation.

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Seen in

  • The Curious Case of Benjamin Button 2008

    Named after New Orleans' French Quarter, the Vieux Carré fits the film's NOLA setting.