S2 E21 - Sazerac + Guns

On this week's episode, we're enjoying a Sazerac and then chatting about guns and our thoughts on their place in our world. If you haven’t done so already, we’d love if you would subscribe to our YouTube channel and/or podcast, plus follow us on any of the major social media channels, @letsdrinkthink.

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Ingredients

• Absinthe, to rinse

• 1 sugar cube

• 1/2 teaspoon cold water

• 4 dashes Peychaud’s bitters

• 2 1/2 ounces rye whiskey or NA alternative

• Garnish: lemon peel

Recipe

• Spritz a chilled rocks glass with absinthe

• In a mixing glass, muddle the sugar cube, water and the Peychaud’s bitters.

• Add the rye whiskey, fill the mixing glass with ice and stir 15­–20 seconds, until well-chilled.

• Strain into the prepared glass.

• Twist the lemon peel over the drink’s surface to express the peel’s oils, then garnish with the peel.