American cocktail "Vieux Carré"

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Time: 5 min.
Complexity: easily
Servings: 1

Nutritional value per serving:

Calories 274, total fat 0 G., saturated fats 0 G., proteins 0 G., carbohydrates 18 G., fiber 0 G., cholesterol 0 mg, sodium 5 mg, sugar 18 G.

The Vieux Carré is a classic New Orleans cocktail from the 1930s. Its complex flavor is as captivating today as it was nearly a century ago. The cocktail, whose name translates as "Old Square" and refers to New Orleans's French Quarter, is made with equal parts rye whiskey, cognac, and sweet vermouth. Two types of bitters are then added, along with a touch of Bénédictine, with its herbal note, for a richer flavor. If you love the Manhattan but are craving something special, be sure to try the Vieux Carré.

The recipes use measuring containers with the following volumes:
1 glass (st.) - 250 ml.
3/4 cup (st.) - 180 ml.
2/3 cup (st.) - 160 ml.
1/2 cup (st.) - 125 ml.
1/3 cup (st.) - 80 ml.
1/4 cup (st.) - 60 ml.
1 tablespoon (tbsp) - 15 ml.
1 teaspoon (tsp) - 5 ml.
1/5 teaspoon (tsp) - 1 ml.

Ingredients for the recipe:

20 ml rye whiskey
20 ml of cognac
A little sweet vermouth
A little Peychaud's bitters
A little Angostura
0.5 tsp. Benedictine liqueur
1 canned cherry on the vine or Maraschino cherry

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Cooking the dish according to the recipe:

Combine whiskey, cognac, vermouth, bitters, and Benedictine in a shaker filled with ice. Stir well with a spoon.
Strain into a whiskey glass filled with ice. Garnish with a cherry.

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