Meanings
sazerac1
Sazerac2
plural Sazeracs · alternative Sazarac · alternative sazerac
- USA cocktail made from whisky, Pernod or absinthe, bitters, and syrup.
[…] a night that began at the establishment of Monsieur Peychaud, where the Sazeracs, though said to've been invented there, were not a patch, it seemed to Reef, on those available at Bob Stockton's bar in Denver, though those Absinthe Frappés were another matter.
2006, Thomas Pynchon, “Iceland Spar”, in Against the Day, New York, N.Y.: Penguin Press, →ISBN, page 368
Origin
Named for the Sazerac de Forge et Fils brand of cognac that was its original prime ingredient.
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sazerac. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sazerac
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