Peychaud's Bitters
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This article is about the component of the Sazerac cocktail. For the Louisiana political figure Rosalind Peychaud, see Rosalind Peychaud.
Peychaud's Bitters, originally created around 1830 by Antoine Amédée Peychaud, a Creole apothecary from Haiti who settled in New Orleans, Louisiana in 1795, [1][2] is distributed by Sazerac.[3] It is a gentian-based bitters, comparable to Angostura bitters, but with a lighter body, sweeter taste and more floral aroma. Peychaud's Bitters is an important component of the Sazerac cocktail.
It is produced by the Buffalo Trace Distillery of Frankfort, Kentucky.
[edit] References
- ^ "Peychaud Bitters". Robert B. Hess. http://web.archive.org/web/20071012202735/http://drinkboy.com/LiquorCabinet/Flavorings/PeychaudBitters.html. Retrieved on 2009-03-16.
- ^ "American Heritage Magazine". American Heritage Inc.. http://www.americanheritage.com/articles/magazine/ah/2006/3/2006_3_13.shtml. Retrieved on 2008-05-28.
- ^ The Sazerac Company, New Orleans, LA - Peychaud's Bitters
[edit] Bibliography
- Toledano, Roulhac . The National Trust Guide to New Orleans, Page 226. New Orleans, LA: John Wiley & Sons, 1996. ISBN 0-47114-404-5.
