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Vieux Carré
Posted: July 15, 2026
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The Vieux Carre was created in 1938 by bartender Walter Bergeron at the Hotel Monteleone in New Orleans' French Quarter, the neighborhood that gives the drink its name ("Old Square"). It's a stirred, spirit-forward cocktail that splits its base between rye whiskey and cognac, rounded out with sweet vermouth, a touch of Benedictine, and a double dose of bitters. The result is rich, herbal, and boozy, closer in spirit to a Manhattan than anything fruity or bright.
Ingredients
1 dash Angostura Bitters
1 oz Sweet Vermouth
1 oz Cognac
1 oz Rye Whiskey
0.25 oz Benedictine Herbal Liqueur
2 dash Peychaud's Bitters
Instructions
Combine all ingredients in a mixing glass with ice. Stir well until chilled and strain into a chilled rocks glass over a large ice cube. Garnish with a lemon twist and a maraschino cherry.