What better place to enjoy the first ever cocktail than The Napoleon House Bar and Cafe in New Orleans. Accounts differ, but most experts agree that the first cocktail was the Sazerac, a blend of whisky, absinthe, bitters and sugar. Created in New Orleans in the mid-1800s, Sazeracs still hit the spot. The Napolean House Bar and Cafe occupies the first floor of the Napoleon House, designated as a historic building. The pirate Jean Lafitte helped plot a rescue of Napoleon from exile and then house him in the building but Napoleon died before all that could happen. The bar’s current owners have had it in their family for 100 years and the food, drink, and service are fit for an Emperor. Their Sazerac cocktail is made with Sazerac Rye Whiskey, simple syrup, Peychaud’s & Angostura bitters, and Herbsaint. (Herbsaint was initially named Legendre Absinthe, but Legendre had to remove the absinthe label following government initiative, so the liqueur acquired its current name.)
– Jet Cannon
