many things originated in New Orleans and some even say the cocktail did one cocktail for sure that started right here in the Hotel Monteleone is the blue car a cocktail bouquet actually gets its name from old square which is another name for the French Quarter it's kind of a tribute to the different cultural aspects of the city starting with the French with Benedictine then again with the French a quarter ounce of cognac the American with the American rye whiskey we're gonna add about a half ounce of this and the Italian with the sweet vermouth then the people from the islands to draw Haitians with the Haitians bitters and also from Trinidad the Angostura bitters New Orleans is a classic city the classics are coming back and I've talked to people from all over and they've had it in New York they've had in California they still like mine better so good I can see why it's been so popular for almost a hundred years and the carousel bar is a great place to get your very own bucher a cocktail I'm flirty girl and that wraps up another edition of go NOLA TV and we'll see you next time :