It’s been a while but we’re back and we’re super excited to be focusing on one of our favourite cocktail cities, New Orleans.
Both of our products are deeply rooted in New Orleans and the official cocktail of the city, the Sazerac. First up, we have Sazerac Straight Rye Whiskey, followed by Sazerac De Forge Cognac, produced in small batches and made in the same way it was 200 years ago.
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In our first episode of the season, we’re spoiling you with two books: one is New Orleans Cocktails – An Elegant Collection of Over 100 Recipes Inspired By The Big Easy by Sarah Baird, focusing on the drinks and City Eats New Orleans – 50+ Recipes From The Best Of The Big Easy by Beth D’Addono all about the fabulous food.
And we’ve gone for four bars, all of them renowned for a specific cocktail: Napoleon House (Pimm’s Cup), Carousel Bar (Vieux Carré), Sazerac Bar (the Sazerac) and Arnaud’s (French 75).
Lastly, we check in with Chris Hannah, regarded as the face of hospitality in New Orleans. We hear about his 14 years at the French 75 Bar at Arnaud’s, his move to set up the award-winning bar Jewel of the South and his love of jazz plus plenty more.
In this episode…
We’re mixing…
French 75
Ingredients:
45ml cognac
15ml fresh lemon juice
15ml simple syrup (1:1)
75ml sparkling wine to top
Lemon twist to garnish
Method:
Shake all ingredients, except sparkling wine, over ice. Strain into a chilled Champagne flute. Carefully top with the sparkling wine and stir gently. Express the oil from the lemon twist over the drink, then discard.
This cognac based French 75 is based on the version served at the French 75 Bar, New Orleans.
Talking to…
Opening up…
Tasting…
And…
Dropping into…
The historic Napoleon House (top left), the Carousel Bar for a couple of Vieux Carré (top right), Sazerac and Coffee Sazerac at the Sazerac Bar Roosevelt Hotel (bottom left) and the iconic French 75 Bar (bottom right)
Photograph of Chris Hannah by Denny Culbert
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