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<topic>
  <id>650979</id>
  <title>Where to find Peychaud's bitters in eastern Pennsylvania?</title>
  <published_at>Tue Sep 08 16:04:54 -0700 2009</published_at>
  <post_count>7</post_count>
  <board>
    <id>36</id>
    <name>Spirits</name>
  </board>
  <posts>
    <post>
      <post>
        <level>0</level>
        <id>5014528</id>
        <content>IS there anywhere, or do I have to order it online?  I'm tired of reading its name over and over; I want to GET some.  So far, no luck.  And what about Creme Yvette? (I'm pushing it, I know)</content>
        <published_at>Tue Sep 08 16:04:55 -0700 2009</published_at>
        <parent_id></parent_id>
        <user>
          <id>69449</id>
          <name>watercress</name>
        </user>
      </post>
    </post>
    <post>
      <level>1</level>
      <id>5014911</id>
      <content>You can buy it online from KegWorks.com...</content>
      <published_at>Tue Sep 08 18:25:47 -0700 2009</published_at>
      <parent_id>5014528</parent_id>
      <user>
        <id>65478</id>
        <name>davis_sq_pro</name>
      </user>
    </post>
    <post>
      <level>2</level>
      <id>5020453</id>
      <content>Thanks.  I was hoping to avoid shipping costs, but if that's the only way, then it's worth it.</content>
      <published_at>Thu Sep 10 15:36:34 -0700 2009</published_at>
      <parent_id>5014911</parent_id>
      <user>
        <id>69449</id>
        <name>watercress</name>
      </user>
    </post>
    <post>
      <level>3</level>
      <id>5024392</id>
      <content>I ordered some cause I was on a Sazerac kick. Honestly was underwhelmed. They just do not have that much flavor. I know it's sacriledge, but the sazerac is just fine with a smidge of angostura.</content>
      <published_at>Sat Sep 12 08:32:31 -0700 2009</published_at>
      <parent_id>5020453</parent_id>
      <user>
        <id>10169</id>
        <name>StriperGuy</name>
      </user>
    </post>
    <post>
      <level>4</level>
      <id>5026893</id>
      <content>I don't agree that they lack flavor per se, but they're certainly not as concentrated as Angostura. Easy fix: Add more. Two dashes of Peychaud's where you would use one of Angostura. A Sazerac with Angostura--no matter how tasty--is not a Sazerac; it's an Old Fashioned with an absinthe rinse.

Here's a drink I created that really highlights the flavor of Peychaud's. It's a riff on the Trinidad Especial, a drink made with a large amount of Angostura, but uses Peychaud's in place of the Angostura, Velvet Falernum rather than orgeat, and rye instead of pisco. And a bit of absinthe, since we know from the Sazerac how well that pairs with Peychaud's. 

Unnamed, as of yet:

1 oz Velvet Falernum
1 oz Peychaud's
3/4 oz rye
3/4 oz lime juice
1/8 oz absinthe

Shake with ice and strain.
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      <published_at>Sun Sep 13 15:21:47 -0700 2009</published_at>
      <parent_id>5024392</parent_id>
      <user>
        <id>65478</id>
        <name>davis_sq_pro</name>
      </user>
    </post>
    <post>
      <level>5</level>
      <id>5027050</id>
      <content>Honestly, that just looks like a mess. I make a lot of cocktails myself and there is no way I would mix all of those ingredients together. An ounce of Peychaud's uggh. Plus absinthe plus the VF... I'll pass.</content>
      <published_at>Sun Sep 13 16:36:33 -0700 2009</published_at>
      <parent_id>5026893</parent_id>
      <user>
        <id>10169</id>
        <name>StriperGuy</name>
      </user>
    </post>
    <post>
      <level>6</level>
      <id>5027103</id>
      <content>I figured it wouldn't be your kind of thing. No worries!</content>
      <published_at>Sun Sep 13 17:10:10 -0700 2009</published_at>
      <parent_id>5027050</parent_id>
      <user>
        <id>65478</id>
        <name>davis_sq_pro</name>
      </user>
    </post>
    <post>
      <level>1</level>
      <id>5021413</id>
      <content>add it to your next amazon.com order</content>
      <published_at>Fri Sep 11 04:01:58 -0700 2009</published_at>
      <parent_id>5014528</parent_id>
      <user>
        <id>13161</id>
        <name>barleywino</name>
      </user>
    </post>
  </posts>
</topic>
