Fallen Leaves
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Ingredients
3/4 oz Calvados apple brandy
3/4 oz Rosso/sweet vermouth
1/4 oz Dry vermouth
1/6 oz Cognac (brandy)
How to make
Serve in a nick & nora glass
Prepare
- 1 Select and pre-chill a NICK & NORA GLASS.
- 2 Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.
Method
- 3 STIR all ingredients with ice.
- 4 FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
Garnish
- 5 EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.
Flavour profile
No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
21.8% alc./vol. · 0.9 standard drinks · 110 calories
History
Autumnal in colour. Two vermouths and two brandies are presented in harmony.
Charles Schumann created this cocktail in Munich, Germany, in 1982. It was first published in his book American Bar. The recipe, titled "Fallen Leaves (1982)", calls for: ¾ oz vermouth rosso, ¼ oz dry vermouth, ¾ oz Calvados, Dash brandy, and Lemon peel. Stir in a mixing glass filled with ice cubes, strain into a chilled cocktail glass, twist lemon peel over drink and drop it into the glass.
Created by Charles Schumann