At a Glance

Category: Whiskey Cocktails
Glass: Rocks glass
Garnish: Lemon twist

Ingredients

  • 0.75 oz rye whiskey
  • 0.75 oz Cognac
  • 0.75 oz sweet vermouth
  • 2 dashes Peychaud's bitters
  • 2 dashes Angostura bitters
  • 1 tsp Bénédictine

Method

Stir all ingredients with ice. Strain over fresh ice.

Glass & Garnish

Glass: Rocks glass
Garnish: Lemon twist

Background & History

Created at the Carousel Bar in New Orleans's Hotel Monteleone in the 1930s, named after the French Quarter ('Vieux Carré' means 'old square').

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