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Peychaud's bitters

New Orleans' red bitters: lighter, sweeter and more anise-and-cherry than Angostura. Essential to the Sazerac and the Vieux Carré.

anise · cherry · floral

What to do with it

Rosa Ibarra's Clarified milk punch, mezcal and pineapplePeychaud's bitter would temper its sweetnessKenji Hara's Milk punch, with hojichaPeychaud's bitter would temper its sweetness

If you can't find it

Spirit shops and online.

  1. 1Angostura bitter
    The same
    You lose the anise and the cherry-red colour.

Goes with

rye whiskeycognacabsinthesugar

Knowing it

Where to buy
Specialist spirit shops and online. It lasts years.
A little history
Named for Antoine Peychaud, a New Orleans apothecary of the 1800s.
Worth knowing
Sazerac: rinse a cold glass with absinthe, stir rye (or cognac) with a little sugar syrup and three or four dashes of Peychaud's, strain in, and express a strip of lemon peel over the top.

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