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Norman Conquest

Autumn/fall · Nightcap/sipping · Spirit-forward

4.0 104 ratings

Ingredients

1 oz Calvados apple brandy
1 oz Bourbon whiskey
1 oz Rosso/sweet vermouth
1 dash Aromatic bitters

How to make

Serve in a old-fashioned glass

Prepare

  1. 1 Select and pre-chill an OLD-FASHIONED GLASS.
  2. 2 Prepare garnish of orange slice wheel.

Method

  1. 3 STIR all ingredients with ice.
  2. 4 STRAIN into ice-filled glass (preferably over a large cube or chunk of block ice).

Garnish

  1. 5 Garnish with orange slice wheel.

Flavour profile

26.5% alc./vol. · 1.7 standard drinks · 194 calories

History

A Sweet Manhattan variation with apple brandy, served on the rocks.

This recipe is adapted from one created by Erik Lorincz at The American Bar at The Savoy Hotel, London. A shaker containing this cocktail was entombed in the counter of The American Bar at The Savoy Hotel during its refurbishment.

Created by Erik Lorincz