A history of the Sazerac — New Orleans' official cocktail since 2008 — tracing its origins from a French Cognac house and a Creole pharmacist's bitters to its near-disappearance and revival through the Playboy Clubs of the 1970s.
Drinks journalist Tim McNally follows the drink's full arc: the specific Cognac named Sazerac de Forge et Fils, Antoine Peychaud's bitters from his Royal Street apothecary, the absinthe-coated glass, and the sugar cube that together created one of the first named cocktails in American history. The book combines history, cocktail trivia, and recipes into a portrait of a drink that became a marker of the city's unique alcohol culture.
- Tim McNally, Author
- Published by LSU Press
- ISBN: 9780807171660
A history of the Sazerac — New Orleans' official cocktail since 2008 — tracing its origins from a French Cognac house and a Creole pharmacist's bitters to its near-disappearance and revival through the Playboy Clubs of the 1970s.
Drinks journalist Tim McNally follows the drink's full arc: the specific Cognac named Sazerac de Forge et Fils, Antoine Peychaud's bitters from his Royal Street apothecary, the absinthe-coated glass, and the sugar cube that together created one of the first named cocktails in American history. The book combines history, cocktail trivia, and recipes into a portrait of a drink that became a marker of the city's unique alcohol culture.
- Tim McNally, Author
- Published by LSU Press
- ISBN: 9780807171660