Carthusian Sazerac

The world needs more sazerac riffs. This version from the minds at Spice Kitchen & Bar employs a short pour of herbal liqueur and lemon bitters.

Ingredients:

• barspoon Classic Gum Syrup
• 2 ½ oz rye whiskey
  
• ¼ oz Green Chartreuse
  
• 2 dashes lemon bitters
  
• barspoon absinthe (rinse)

Instructions:

• Rinse a chilled rocks glass with absinthe
• Add remaining ingredients to a mixing glass with ice
• Stir 20 seconds and strain into the chilled rocks glass
• Express and garnish with a lemon twist

Glass:

• rocks

Garnish:

• lemon twist
  

Photo:

 Scott Kallstrand