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The JP Sazerac

After dinner/digestif · Nightcap/sipping

4.2 80 ratings

Ingredients

1 1/2 oz Cognac (brandy)
1/2 oz Rye whiskey 50% abv
1/6 oz Sugar syrup 'rich' (2:1)
4 dash Creole bitters
3 dash Absinthe
2 dash Aromatic bitters
2 drop Saline solution 4:1
1/2 oz Chilled water

How to make

Serve in a old-fashioned glass

Prepare

  1. 1 Select and pre-chill an OLD-FASHIONED GLASS.
  2. 2 Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.

Method

  1. 3 STIR all ingredients with ice.
  2. 4 FINE STRAIN into chilled glass. (No ice in the glass.)

Garnish

  1. 5 EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and discard.

Flavour profile

50.0% alc./vol. · 1.5 standard drinks · 156 calories

History

As expected for a Sazerac, The JP is boozy, with rich cognac smoothing spicy rye.

Elliot Ball of the Cocktail Trading Company is credited with bringing this drink to notice and shared the following account of its conception and naming. A number of years ago, a close friend and accomplished bartender, known to those present as 'JP' following a few too many Sazeracs, characterized his sexual orientation as "75/25" – meaning that for every three liaisons with men, he felt compelled to seek balance through intimacy with a woman. His companions, unfortunately for him, were entirely lucid and thus retained the memory of this remarkably offensive description of his romantic preferences. Consequently, they devised the 75/25 Sazerac (three parts fruity, one straight) in his honor. It has since been abbreviated to the JP Sazerac, a fond tribute to a dear friend's regrettable turn of phrase. It also happens to be an exceptionally tasty Sazerac.

Created by Elliot Ball