Sandy's Sazerac Recipe

Sazerac

Apparently there are many variations of the classic New Orleans drink, but the basics are similar. I am sharing Sandy's recipe because a number of friends have requested it after enjoying it before one of her Louisiana dinners. This recipe makes four drinks which can be prepared in advance and stored in the refrigerator.   


Sandy's Sazerac: one batch - 4 drinks of 3oz. each


8 oz. of Buffalo Trace Whiskey*
6 tsps. of sugar
1 tsp. of Peychauds Bitters
1 tsp. of Angostura Bitters
4 oz. of water


Mix the above items making sure the sugar dissolves. Taste at this point. Add more sugar if you prefer a sweeter taste. This mixture can be prepared in advance and stored in the refrigerator until one is ready to serve. Stir mixture again before pouring into the glass.


When serving, pour a little Pernod (or Abasinthe) into a glass, swish around to coat the interior of the glass and pour off the excess or pour into a second glass. Martini glasses work well since they are easily coated.


Pour 3 - 4 ounces into a glass and top off with a lemon twist.


*Rye whiskey may be substituted, and in certain locales, a specific "Sazerac Rye" is available.

PGA Tournament: Boring!

Based on the first three days of the PGA Golf Championship being played at the Atlantic Athletic Club, I would suggest that the PGA should refund the money of the fans, the sponsors,  the television networks, and the television advertisers because this tournament is downright BORING!


Give me a break! Anytime in 2011 one has Jim Furyk, Scott VerPlank, and Steve Stricker "fighting it out" with a bunch of guys who haven't made the cut in forever, one is dealing with a "Ho-Hum" event. I trust that some entrepreneurial individual is selling "PGA Pillows" to the fans who cannot stay awake to watch golfers "play safe" in the hope that the golf gods will reward them.


When Tiger Woods' 20 some sand bunkers and assorted water balls along with Rory McIllroy's shot off a gnarly tree root are the highlights of the first three days, one knows immediately that the rest of the play has not been exciting or interesting. However, the most confusing aspect is that it appears the PGA,  with the bizarre sand in the traps and an impossible par-four eighteenth hole, wanted it this way.


The bottom line, I presume, is that they wanted some good ole time golf -- BORING GOLF!


Of course the final round on Sunday could prove me wrong. I hope so, but I doubt it. Which of those contending golfers (Phil Mikelson excluded) is willing to take a serious risk and jeopardize their "safe" money?


In the interest of full disclosure, I should mention that I am in a golf pool based on the PGA and that I am currently in last place for this tournament with a score of "-30."  Perhaps that is a factor in my current condition of golf ennui.