all about the sazerac

A sazerac from Kingfish.

I've had many favorite cocktails throughout my (mid)life time.  There was a time long ago when I liked tequila based cocktails (or just tequila). Then, I switched to vodka based cocktails (or just vodka).

Now that I am a bit older, my palette and attitude towards cocktails have changed.  I enjoy my spirits for their taste and not as a path towards inebriation.  For the best part of a decade, my go-to cocktail has been the Sazerac.  So, what is a Sazerac?

Sazerac is the official cocktail of New Orleans. Sorry folks, it is not the Hurricane - that overly sweet drink Bourbon Street party makers like to order so much. Yukk! I like Sazeracs so much that my handle, Sazy Rock, pays homage to it.

A few quick facts about the Sazerac:

our favorite places to drink in los angeles

(Los Angeles, CA).  It is obvious from our handles that martinikitty and sazy rock (sazerac, geddit?) love to drink.  dentite also imbibes but she is what we lovingly call a "lightweight" but she's always game for joining us when we wish to try out new bars and restaurants around town.   So, where do the drinkers of the group like to drink when we are in our hometown - see below and find out!



Musso & Frank Grill is an old hollywood institution - serving up drink and food in hollywood since 1919.  and since 1919 it has continuously served the best martinis in town.  The food may not be great, but if you want a taste of old hollywood, then come here and spend a leisurely evening with a martini and steak and strike up a conversation with the bartenders who've worked there for decades and they will regale you with wonderful tales from a bygone era.  I (martinikitty) normally don't drink gin, but this is the only place in town I will enjoy a classic gin martini.  it's simply the best. 

martinikitty's favorite places to frequent in new orleans

Street performers on Bourbon.

I've been to New Orleans several times for its annual Jazz & Heritage Festival (NOLA Jazzfest) and each time I find myself falling in love with the city more and more.  Who could possibly resist the amazing food, cocktails, music and joyous energy that permeates throughout this wonderful place?  I certainly could not.  And the fact that this is where I met my husband is simply icing on the cake.  NOLA will forever hold a special place in my heart and I look forward to visiting many more times in the future.

While I always like trying places I haven't been to before wherever I am, there are still those places that you miss and want to enjoy over and over again.  I'm not necessarily saying these are the best places in New Orleans, but rather, these are the places that I cannot imagine skipping whenever I return to New Orleans.