Eric Alperin's Vieux Carré

Eric Alperin & The Varnish

Old Fashioned Glass

Large Cube

Ingredients

1 oz

Old Overholt Straight Rye Whiskey

or similar rye whiskey
1 oz

Pierre Ferrand 1840 Original Formula
0.75 oz

Cocchi Vermouth di Torino
0.25 oz

Bénédictine
2 dashes

Peychaud's Bitters
2 dashes

Angostura Aromatic Bitters

Instructions

Combine all ingredients directly in a rocks glass. Add a large ice cube and stir seven times to chill and slightly dilute. Express a lemon twist over the surface to release its oils, then drop it into the glass alongside a cherry as garnish.

About

A spirit-forward riff on the New Orleans classic from Eric Alperin of The Varnish, this Vieux Carré leans into rye's bold character with a slightly reduced vermouth ratio, yielding a balanced, robust, and full-bodied stirred drink that doesn't shy away from the original's strength.

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