Celebrate Mardi Gras with an Emerald Giant Sazerac

What’s Mardi Gras without the most classic New Orleans cocktail of them all—the Sazerac?  

For this year’s celebrations, the bead-worthy Sazerac recipe  

from Redwood Empire Emerald Giant does the trick. A fan favorite in the rye world, the award-winning Emerald Giant adds just the right spice to your Sazerac! 

Redwood Empire’s Sazerac

Ingredients: 

• 2 oz. Redwood Empire Emerald Giant Rye 
• ½ oz. simple syrup 
• 4 dashes bitters 
• 2 dashes Peychaud’s Bitters 
• Bar spoon Absinthe 

Preparation: Put a bar spoon of absinthe in a chilled couple and set aside. Combine all other ingredients in a mixing glass and fill with ice and stir for 30-40 seconds. Dump absinthe out of glass and strain cocktail into glass. Garnish with a fresh lemon twist and Luxardo cherries.