La Louisiane
The La Louisiane is a herbal spirit-forward cocktail made with Rye Whiskey, Sweet Vermouth, Bénédictine, Absinthe and Peychaud's Bitters. It is stirred and served in a cocktail glass, about 28% ABV.
- Method
- Stirred
- Glass
- Cocktail glass
- Served
- Neat/Up
- Strength
- About 28% ABV
- Family
- Spirit-forward
- Flavour
- Herbal & floral
- Listed in
- Difford's Guide Hall of Fame
Ingredients
- 45mlRye Whiskey
- 30mlSweet Vermouth
- 22mlBénédictine
- 3 dashesAbsinthe
- 3 dashesPeychaud's Bitters
How to make it
- Stir all ingredients with ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
Tip: Stir with plenty of cold, hard ice for 20 to 30 seconds. You want it chilled and silky, not cloudy.
About the La Louisiane
The house cocktail of Restaurant de la Louisiane in New Orleans, printed in Stanley Clisby Arthur's Famous New Orleans Drinks and How to Mix 'Em (1937).
Missing something?
- No Rye Whiskey? Use Bourbon (Softer and sweeter than rye's spice)
- No Rye Whiskey? Use Jim Beam Bourbon (A bourbon: softer and sweeter than rye)
- No Sweet Vermouth? Use Punt e Mes (Noticeably more bitter)
- No Bénédictine? Use Drambuie (Honeyed like Bénédictine, but whisky-based)
- No Bénédictine? Use Yellow Chartreuse (More herbal)
- No Peychaud's Bitters? Use Angostura Bitters (Spicier; add a drop of absinthe for the anise)
All swaps for Rye Whiskey, Sweet Vermouth and Bénédictine
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