Vieux Carré cocktail 2026: New Orleans recipe

The Vieux Carré, created in 1937 by Walter Bergeron at the Carousel Bar in the Hotel Monteleone in New Orleans, is one of the most popular sophisticated cocktails. Base: rye whiskey, cognac, sweet vermouth, Bénédictine, bitters.

Official recipe

2 cl rye whiskey, 2 cl cognac, 2 cl Italian sweet vermouth, 0.5 cl Bénédictine, 1 dash Peychaud's bitters, 1 dash Angostura. Stir, Old Fashioned glass, ice cube, lemon twist.

Variations

Vieux Carré Cognac Pasquet (substitute standard cognac with Artisanal Cognac Pasquet), Vieux Carré Génépi (De Michellot alpine twist), Alcohol-free Vieux Carré (mocktail).

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