Mondays on the BottleBlog will feature a cocktail recipe that is sure to be just the thing to get you through the rest of the work week. Though we don't expect you'll bring in all the fixins into your place of employment, we hope you'll try our recipes responsibly at home! Today on Mixology Monday, we offer you some seasonal drinks that are ripe for the picking.
Ahh, mid-October. The air is crisp and clean, the leaves are turning, and the apples are delicious and plentiful. Set aside some fresh apples from your picking trips and make yourselves one of these great apple treats after the kids have gone to bed.
Apple BlossomThe slightly sweeter finish of applejack is better suited than calvados in this American cocktail. Use ordinary sugar syrup if you can't get a hold of maple, although it won't be quite the same.
-1 1/2 measures (6 tsp) applejack
-1 measure (1 1/2 tbsp) apple juice
-1/2 measure (2 tsp) lemon juice
-1/4 measure (1 tsp) maple syrup
Shake all the ingredients well with ice, and strain into a cocktail glass or a champagne saucer. Garnish with a wafer-thin slice of red apple with the skin left on, and a half-slice of lemon.
Did you know...?
In New Jersey, applejack was used as currency to pay road construction crews during the colonial period. A slang expression for the beverage was Jersey Lightning.
This can just as easily be made with calvados as with applejack- or with home-grown Somerset cider brandy, for that matter.
-1 measure (1 1/2 tsp) applejack
-3/4 measure (3 tsp) Cointreau
-1/2 measure (2 tsp) lemon juice
Shake all the ingredients well with ice, and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with a half-slice of lemon.
Do you have any interesting or unique apple-based drink recipes? We'd love to try them, just leave us a comment below and let us know!
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