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Elevating Tradition at Arnaud’s French 75 Bar in NOLA

Chilled Magazine

The bar’s preferred spirits include brandy, rye, rum, gin, and amaro, often enhanced by absinthe, saline, Peychaud’s bitters, or orange blossom water, lending more depth and complexity to their menu. Bestsellers like The Empress makes recurring appearances with subtle enhancements, fostering loyalty among repeat customers.

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The Sazerac: The mysterious (and confusing) history of this iconic classic

Australian Bartender

I expected that its story would be quite well documented, with perhaps a squabble over which exact bar in New Orleans had first mixed one, but instead, I opened a can of worms. He said that Antoine Peychaud, a New Orleans pharmacist, liked to serve and drink his eponymous bitters mixed with cognac in little cups (called coquetiers).

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10 Guinness Cocktails to Upgrade Your St. Patrick’s Day

VinePair

Ingredients 2 ½ ounces bourbon ½ ounce Guinness Demerara syrup* 3 dashes Angostura bitters Garnish: orange twist Directions Add all ingredients to a double rocks glass over one large ice cube. The Guinness Extra Stout reduction adds an unexpected, pleasing strawberry note to the classic cocktail’s austere bouquet of aromas.

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French 75 Cocktail - Drink Kicks Like WWI Artillery Gun

Barina Craft

Some mixologists suggest that the French 75 was first made with brandy, not gin, which would certainly be more in line with the tastes of the French. 5 As for being made with brandy, the “75” drink recipe was first made with brandy and gin. French 79 - grapefruit infused gin, elderflower liqueur & rhubarb bitters.

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This Single Cask Cognac Tells The Story Of A Knight, The Devil, & A Divine Message

The Whiskey Wash

Strop leather, raisins and bitter orange marmalade along with walnut oils, cocoa and dark fruit molasses. Prunes in old Armagnac, aged Cointreau, more bitter orange peels and some earthy, aged black teas. The Origins of Cognac Cognac, a drink synonymous with French heritage, traces its origins to brandewijn, or brandy.

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