Sazerac (The Big Easy's First Cocktail) Recipe

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Sazerac (The Big Easy's First Cocktail)
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Ingredients:

  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup water
  • 1/4 cup rye whiskey or 1/4 cup bourbon
  • 1/4 tsp bitters
  • 1/4 tsp anise liqueur
  • lemon rind , twist

Directions:

  1. Cook 1 cup sugar and 1 cup water in a small saucepan over medium-high heat 5 minutes, stirring until sugar dissolves. Remove from heat, and cool.
  2. Pack a 3 1/2-ounce cocktail glass with ice cubes, and set glass aside.
  3. Combine whiskey, bitters, sugar syrup, and a few ice cubes in a cocktail shaker; stir to chill.
  4. Discard ice cubes in cocktail glass. Coat inside of glass with liqueur, shaking out excess liqueur. (For stronger licorice flavor, leave excess liqueur in glass.) Rub lemon rind over rim of glass, and discard rind.
  5. Strain whiskey mixture into prepared glass. Serve drink immediately.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 652.79 Kcal (2733 kJ)
Calories from fat 8.91 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0.99g 2%
Cholesterol 24.31mg 8%
Sodium 23.33mg 1%
Potassium 16.26mg 0%
Total Carbs 126.62g 42%
Sugars 120.35g 481%
Dietary Fiber 0.12g 0%
Protein 1.21g 2%
Vitamin C 0.8mg 1%
Iron 0.4mg 2%
Calcium 30.2mg 3%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 152.65 Kcal (639 kJ)
Calories from fat 2.08 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0.23g 2%
Cholesterol 5.68mg 8%
Sodium 5.46mg 1%
Potassium 3.8mg 0%
Total Carbs 29.61g 42%
Sugars 28.14g 481%
Dietary Fiber 0.03g 0%
Protein 0.28g 2%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 1%
Iron 0.1mg 2%
Calcium 7.1mg 3%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 13.1
    Points
  • 14
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • fat free,
  • saturated fat free,
  • very low sodium,
  • low cholesterol

Bad Points

  • High in Sugar

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