Majority of historians claim the first ever cocktail is Sazerac. Apothecary owner Antoine Peychaud made the first cocktail ever in New Orleans, in the 1800s.
As a result of trying to make a less disgusting medicine, Antoine Peychaud made his groundbreaking discovery.
Who Invented The First Cocktail Ever?
Antoine Amédée Peychaud brought us the world’s first cocktail ever. Antoine was born in Haiti, circa 1803.
As a result of global migrations to the Americas, Peychaud migrated to New Orleans.
This humble Creole apothecary has given birth to a variety of mixed drinks.
By the same token, this effort has created a drink palette called “Peychaud’s Bitters”.
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His exact date of birth is unknown, due to the lack of general documents of that era.
However, there is an entry in the
If these numbers are correct, that would make our famous inventor 80 years old, at the time of his demise.
Antoine Amédée Peychaud died at age 80, on 30th of June, 1883.
Correspondingly to his unique recipe, there must have been something about his effective medicine, that made him live to that senior age.
Especially, given the fact that age expectancy in that time period was much lower.
How To Make The Sazerac?
The 1880s were much simpler times. Therefore, the recipe for the first cocktail ever is also pretty straightforward. Sazerac can be created by using only 4 basic ingredients:
- booze,
- bitters,
- sugar and
- water.
Identically based on the Liquor.com’s recipe, here is how to make a perfect Sazerac, a true tribute to Antoine Peychaud.
You need 1 sugar cube, 3 dashes of Peychaud’s Bitters, 2 dashes of Angostura Bitters, 2 oz Russell’s Reserve Rye Whiskey, accompanied by a slice of lemon peel.
Of course, if you are a fan of cocktails with a slightly smoother kick – try this fine Pineapple Juice Cocktail instead.
Nevertheless, we are not sure if it will help you to live up to the age of 80, but it will sure make you feel good!
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