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Autumn/fall · Herbal · Short and stirred

4.2 111 ratings

Ingredients

1 oz Calvados apple brandy
2/3 oz Rye whiskey 50% abv
2/3 oz Rosso/sweet vermouth
1/6 oz Bénédictine D.O.M.
2 dash Creole bitters
2 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 coin-sized lemon zest twist for garnish.

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 EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Flavour profile

50.0% alc./vol. · 1.6 standard drinks · 165 calories

History

A subtly herbaceous take on the traditional Vieux Carré, featuring Calvados.

Kaitlin Wilkes developed this recipe in February 2023, adapting it for Avallen calvados.

Created by Kaitlin Wilkes