PDT’s Sazerac records a bounded historical specification

Annotation

Useful for recipe versioning and form. The brief origin summary remains secondary and is not treated as settled priority.

Challenges Claims

Citations

Meehan — Sazerac specification — PDF sheet 231

Context

Attributed historical specification used at PDT.

Excerpt ID

255

Excerpt Text

The Sazerac record specifies bonded rye, two bitters, Demerara sugar, stirring, an absinthe-rinsed chilled rocks glass, expressed lemon oil, and attribution to William Boothby’s 1908 World Drinks and How to Mix Them.

Literature Notes

Versioned cocktail specifications and controlled technique — Meehan

Locator End

Locator Start

PDF sheet 231

Locator Type

Page

Originating Working Notes

Page (text)

Source

No access

Source Section

Cocktails — Sazerac

Supports Claims

Bourbon cocktails are best explained as flexible forms, not fixed recipesCocktail recipes should be treated as versioned specifications

Tags

Cocktails and ServiceSensory and FlavorAmerican Whiskey Styles

Verification Notes

Checked in local PDF sheet 231 on 2026-08-25.

Verification Status

Verified

Evidence

The Sazerac record specifies bonded rye, two bitters, Demerara sugar, stirring, an absinthe-rinsed chilled rocks glass, expressed lemon oil, and attribution to William Boothby’s 1908 World Drinks and How to Mix Them.

Location and context

Locator: Local PDF sheet 231

Section: Cocktails — Sazerac

This is an attributed historical specification used at PDT.

Annotation

The passage supports recipe versioning and bounded form. The brief origin summary remains secondary and is not treated as settled priority.

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