Uploaded August 2022 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago

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By all accounts, New Orleans is one of the great cocktail cities in America. From the lowly Hand Grenade to the top shelf Vieux Carre, it's also the birthplace of many world famous cocktails.

In this video I make 2 modern New Orleans cocktails that have a lot of similarities on paper. Both have green chartreuse, both have rum, both have the word "water" in the name. But the actual drinks themselves couldn't be more different.

Give them a try and let me know in the comments what your favorite New Orleans cocktail is!

BYWATER: Created by Chris Hannah
- 1 3/4 oz aged rum
- 3/4 oz green Chartreuse
- 1/2 oz Averna
- 1/4 oz Velvet Falernum

Add all ingredients to a mixing glass, stir with ice, and strain into a cocktail glass.

HOLY WATER: Created by Lauren Schell
- 1 oz spiced rum
- 1 oz cognac
- 3/4 oz orgeat
- 1/2 oz lemon juice
- 1/2 oz lime juice
- 1/4 oz grapefruit juice
- 3 dashes Angostura bitters

Garnish: 1/2 ounce green Chartreuse + lime half + sugar cube

Add all ingredients to shaker tin, shake with ice and strain into highball glass. Follow video for instructions on how to do flaming garnish.

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