Adapted from Obituary Cocktail: The Great Saloons of New Orleans, by Kerri McCaffety.

• One jigger cognac (Rye Whiskey, a less expensive replacement for the French import was used after 1870, but the cognac version is magnifique)
• Crushed sugar cube
• 3 dashes Peychaud’s bitters
• 2 dashes Angostura bitters

Chill in a shaker, strain into a glass laced with Pernod or Herbsaint (originally absinthe), garnish with a lemon twist.