Sazerac

Alternative forms

• Sazarac

Etymology

Named for the Sazerac de Forge et Fils brand of cognac that was its original prime ingredient.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsæzəɹæk/

Noun

Sazerac (plural Sazeracs)

1. (US) A cocktail made from whisky, Pernod or absinthe, bitters, and syrup.
   • 2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage 2007, p. 415:

     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.

Anagrams

• Casarez, Cazares, acrazes