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Classic Cocktails

E. Nos Cocktail

1/3 French vermouth

2/3 Nicholson's Gin

3 dashes of absinthe

Shake well and strain into cocktail glass.

Savoy Cocktail Book, 1930

Absinthe Cocktails

Sazerac (Waldorf-Astoria)

Add to iced tumbler, shake and strain into a cocktail glass:

2 dashes of Peychaud Bitters

1 dash absinthe

1 dash Italian vermouth

1 jigger bourbon or Scotch

The Old Waldorf-Astoria Bar Book, 1933

Ed. note: The recipe given in The Old Waldorf-Astoria Bar Book differs from both the original and traditional New Orleans recipes. The former calls for cognac, Peychaud's Bitters and sugar. The latter calls for rye whiskey in place of the cognac, a rinse of absinthe, Peychaud's Bitters and sugar. ~ Hiram