Sazerac Cocktail (New Orleans style)
Lemon zest twist
Ice glass and set to one side. Separately, in another glass stir other ingredients with ice. Discard ice in the now chilled set aside glass and rinse with absinthe (or Herbsaint). Then strain drink into absinthe/Herbsaint washed glass.
[['4.5 cl', 'Straight rye whiskey (100 proof / 50% alc./vol.)'], ['0.75 cl', 'Sugar syrup (65.0°brix, 2 sugar to 1 water rich syrup)'], ['3 dash', "Peychaud's or other Creole-style bitters"]]
[['4.5 cl', 'rye whiskey'], ['0.75 cl', 'sugar syrup'], ['3 dash', "peychaud's bitter"]]