Sazerac
Origin
Antoine Peychaud · New Orleans · 1838
Creole apothecary Peychaud is credited with mixing the original cognac-based Sazerac in his Royal Street pharmacy. The Sazerac Coffee House popularized it under proprietor Aaron Bird c. 1850; rye replaced cognac after the 1870s wine blight, and Leon Lamothe added absinthe c. 1873.
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