From the Sazerac to the Hurricane, New Orleans is home to a wildly eclectic selection of iconic drinks. Set on fire table-side or served over hand-cracked ice, the best of these drinks are an art form, crafted by skilled bartenders, served alongside southern lore, politics, and poetics. Others remain inherently crude in small cheap go cups, but representational of the city that has a drink to offer at any time of day. Or any place?in bars, in cars, and on the street.
These drinks are a part of New Orleans' identity, whether served in glass coupes or styrofoam. Here is a map of New Orleans' most iconic drinks and where to get them.
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