Ingredients

1/2 ounce absinthe (or absinthe substitute) 

1 sugar cube 

2 dashes Peychaud's bitters 

2 ounces rye whiskey 

Preparation

Coat a well-chilled old-fashioned glass with absinthe. Discard most of the remaining liquid, leaving just a little in the bottom of the glass.

Add the sugar cube and soak with bitters.

Muddle sugar so that it dissolves in the glass. Add whiskey, stir, and garnish with a lemon peel.