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Peychaud's bitters is a bitters distributed by the American Sazerac Company. It was originally created between 1849 and 1857 by Antoine Amédée Peychaud, a Creole apothecary from the French colony of Saint-Domingue (now Haiti) who traveled to New Orleans, Louisiana, around 1793. It is a gentian-based bitters, comparable to Angostura bitters, but with a predominant anise aroma combined with a background of mint. It is currently produced at the Buffalo Trace Distillery in Frankfort, Kentucky.

Cocktails

Peychaud's bitters is a distinctive ingredient in certain cocktails, particularly those from New Orleans, most famously the Sazerac cocktail and the Vieux Carré. Other cocktails that feature Peychaud's bitters include the Pendennis Club.

References

1. "Peychaud's Bitters". New Orleans, LA: The Sazerac Company. Archived from the original on 2008-01-18. Retrieved 2020-10-17.
2. "The Sazerac Company Web Site". Retrieved 2013-08-04.
3. Wondrich, David; Rothbaum, Noah, eds. (2021). The Oxford Companion to Spirits & Cocktails. Oxford University Press. pp. 534–535. doi:10.1093/acref/9780199311132.001.0001. ISBN 9780199311132. OCLC 1260690923.
4. Allan, M. Carrie (7 February 2018). "Bitters are essential to a good cocktail, but which ones should you buy?". Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. Archived from the original on 7 February 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
5. "New Orleans Declares Sazerac Its Cocktail of Choice". All Things Considered. National Public Radio. June 26, 2008. Retrieved 2013-08-04.
6. "The Sazerac — Official Cocktail of New Orleans: How the Sazerac Cocktail Came to Be". Retrieved 2013-08-04.

Further reading

• Toledano, Roulhac . The National Trust Guide to New Orleans, Page 226. New Orleans, LA: John Wiley & Sons, 1996. ISBN 0-471-14404-5.

• Bitters
• 1830 introductions
• Sazerac Company brands
• 1830 establishments in Louisiana
• New Orleans cocktails