The Vieux Carré (pronounced ‘vie-kuh-ray’) is a cocktail that was created in the early 1930s at the Carousel Bar in the Hotel Monteleone in New Orleans. The drink is made with bourbon, rye, Cognac, sweet and dry vermouths, Benedictine, and Angostura bitters, and is served on the rocks.

The drink was created by Walter Bergeron, who was the head bartender at the Carousel Bar. Bergeron was a master of cocktail creation, and is credited with creating over 100 different cocktails. …