Peychaud's Bitters

Peychaud's Bitters, originally created around 1830 by Antoine Amédée Peychaud, a Creole apothecary from the French colony of Saint-Domingue, now Haiti, who settled in New Orleans, Louisiana, in 1795,[1][2] is distributed by Sazerac.[3] It is a gentian-based bitters, comparable to Angostura bitters, but with a lighter body, sweeter taste and more floral aroma. Peychaud's Bitters is an important component of the Sazerac cocktail.

It is produced by the Buffalo Trace Distillery of Frankfort, Kentucky.

The Peychaud family continues to be well established in New Orleans. See Rosalind Peychaud.

References

  1. ^ "Peychaud Bitters". Robert B. Hess. Archived from the original on 2007-10-12. http://web.archive.org/web/20071012202735/http://drinkboy.com/LiquorCabinet/Flavorings/PeychaudBitters.html. Retrieved 2009-03-16. 
  2. ^ "American Heritage Magazine". American Heritage Inc.. http://www.americanheritage.com/articles/magazine/ah/2006/3/2006_3_13.shtml. Retrieved 2008-05-28. 
  3. ^ The Sazerac Company, New Orleans, LA - Peychaud's Bitters

Bibliography

  • Toledano, Roulhac . The National Trust Guide to New Orleans, Page 226. New Orleans, LA: John Wiley & Sons, 1996. ISBN 0-47114-404-5.