The Vieux Carre (pronounced voh- care-eh) is a classic cocktail straight from New Orleans. It was Walter Bergeron who created this cocktail at the Hotel Monteleone in the 1930's, naming it after the French meaning "old square" which referred to the French Quarter. This is still one of the specialties of the establishment and sipping one at the spinning Carousel Bar is said to be a great experience. The Vieux Carre is a complex cocktail that doesn't look quite right on paper but is stunning when mixed well.
Ingredients:
- 1 oz rye whiskey
- 1 oz Cognac
- 1 oz sweet vermouth
- dash Peychaud's bitters
- dash Angostura aromatic bitters
- 1/2 oz Benedictine
- lemon twist for garnish
Preparation:
- Pour the whiskey, Cognac and vermouth into an old-fashioned glass half-filled with ice.
- Add the bitters.
- Add the Benedictine then stir four times with a silver spoon.
- Squeeze the lemon over the drink then drop it into the glass.
