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Peychaud's bitters is a bitters distributed by the American Sazerac Company.[1][2] It was created between 1849 and 1857 by Antoine Amédée Peychaud, a Creole apothecary from the French colony of Saint-Domingue (now Haiti) who traveled to New Orleans, Louisiana, around 1793.[3] It is a gentian-based bitters, comparable to Angostura bitters, but with a predominant anise aroma combined with a background of mint.[4] It is currently produced at the Buffalo Trace Distillery in Frankfort, Kentucky.
Cocktails
[edit]Peychaud's bitters is a distinctive ingredient in certain cocktails, particularly those from New Orleans, most famously the Sazerac cocktail[5][6] and the Vieux Carré. Other cocktails that feature Peychaud's bitters include the Pendennis Club.
References
[edit]- ↑ "Peychaud's Bitters". New Orleans, LA: The Sazerac Company. Archived from the original on January 18, 2008. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
- ↑ "The Sazerac Company Web Site". Retrieved August 4, 2013.
- ↑ Wondrich, David; Rothbaum, Noah, eds. (2021). The Oxford Companion to Spirits & Cocktails. Oxford University Press. pp. 534–535. doi:10.1093/acref/9780199311132.001.0001. ISBN 9780199311132.
- ↑ Allan, M. Carrie (February 7, 2018). "Bitters are essential to a good cocktail, but which ones should you buy?". Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. Archived from the original on February 7, 2018. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
- ↑ "New Orleans Declares Sazerac Its Cocktail of Choice". All Things Considered. National Public Radio. June 26, 2008. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
- ↑ "The Sazerac — Official Cocktail of New Orleans: How the Sazerac Cocktail Came to Be". Retrieved August 4, 2013.
Further reading
[edit]- Toledano, Roulhac. The National Trust Guide to New Orleans, Page 226. New Orleans, LA: John Wiley & Sons, 1996. ISBN 0-471-14404-5.