Classic

Vieux Carré

Name: Vieux Carré
Yield: 1 cocktail
Ingredients: 30 ml Rye whiskey; 30 ml Cognac; 30 ml Sweet vermouth; 10 ml Bénédictine; 2 dashes Peychaud's bitters; 2 dashes Angostura bitters

Served in an old-fashioned glass

Ingredients

30 ml Rye whiskey
30 ml Cognac
30 ml Sweet vermouth
10 ml Bénédictine
2 dashes Peychaud's bitters
2 dashes Angostura bitters

Preparation

Stir all ingredients with ice and strain into a rocks glass over a large ice cube.

Garnish

Lemon peel

Origin story

The Vieux Carré cocktail was created in the 1930s at the Carousel Bar in the Hotel Monteleone in New Orleans. Named after the French Quarter, it reflects the city's rich history of cocktail innovation.