Recipes

Vieux Carré

Name: Vieux Carré
Ingredients: Ice; 1 ounce Cognac; 1 ounce rye; 1 ounce dry vermouth; 2 dashes of Angostura bitters; 2 dashes of Peychaud's bitters; 1 teaspoon Bénédictine; 1 lemon twist

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By Food & Wine Editors

Updated on March 29, 2015

Yield:

1 drink

Ingredients

Ice
1 ounce Cognac
1 ounce rye
1 ounce dry vermouth
2 dashes of Angostura bitters
2 dashes of Peychaud's bitters
1 teaspoon Bénédictine
1 lemon twist

Directions

Fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Add all of the remaining ingredients except the twist. Shake well and strain into an ice-filled rocks glass. Garnish with the twist.