Cocktail recipe

Vieux Carre

Name: Vieux Carre · Cocktail recipe
Prep time: 5 min
Yield: 1
Ingredients: 30 ml Rye whiskey; 30 ml Cognac; 30 ml Sweet Vermouth; 10 ml Benedictine; 2 dashes Peychaud Bitters; 2 dashes Angostura Bitters; 1 piece Lemon twist (for garnish)

Vieux Carre is grown-up, bittersweet and beautifully structured, with Rye Whiskey, Cognac, Sweet Vermouth and Bénédictine giving the drink a clearer flavour story and a more useful reason to make it.

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Metric (ml): Volumes are shown in millilitres or litres.
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Vieux Carre

Description

The charm of Vieux Carre is in the contrast: familiar flavours, but with enough shape to make it memorable. This is the sort of drink where bitterness, sweetness and aroma need to pull against each other. Rye whiskey, cognac, sweet vermouth and bénédictine give it colour and structure, while the drier edge keeps the next sip interesting.

It is especially good before food, when you want something with flavour and tension rather than a sugary opener.