VIEUX CARRÉ
1 serving
One of the classic New Orleans cocktails, invented in the French Quarter’s Hotel Monteleone.
Fill a mixing glass three-quarters full with ice. Add:
- 1 ounce rye whiskey
- 1 ounce Cognac
- 1 ounce sweet vermouth
- 1 teaspoon Bénédictine
- 2 dashes Angostura bitters
- 2 dashes Peychaud’s bitters
Stir until well chilled, about 30 seconds. Strain into a chilled rocks glass filled with ice. Garnish with:
- A lemon twist or brandied cherry