Drawing on the biblical tale of temptation and forbidden fruit, Bad Appel presents its Seven Deadly Sins, a collection of seven cocktails that showcase this calvados's versatility. From the crisp, refreshing Apple Smash and spirit-forward Eve's Martini to twists on classics like the White Negroni and French 75, the recipes offer seven ways to give in to temptation.
Glass: Highball
Garnish: Apple-flavoured sour ring sweet on a skewer.
Method: Add first three ingredients to an ice-filled highball glass. Top with lemonade and stir gently.
50 ml Bad Appel Calvados
5 ml Green apple syrup
5 ml Fresh lemon juice
85 ml Fever-Tree Sparkling Sicilian Lemonade
Glass: Martini
Garnish: Miniature apple on a cocktail pick.
Method: Stir ingredients with ice and strain into a chilled Martini glass.
60 ml Bad Appel Calvados
5 ml Mancino Secco dry vermouth
Glass: Martini
Garnish: Granny Smith apple fan on a cocktail pick.
Method: Lightly muddle diced apple, add remaining ingredients and ice, then shake or stir. Fine strain into a chilled Martini glass.
¼ Granny Smith apple, diced
60 ml Bad Appel Calvados
5 ml Mancino Secco dry vermouth
Glass: Rocks
Garnish: Freeze-dried apple crisp.
Method: Add syrup, bitters and half the Bad Appel to a rocks glass. Add ice and stir. Add remaining Bad Appel and more ice, stir again, then float apple juice on top.
50 ml Bad Appel Calvados
5 ml Cane sugar syrup
2 dashes Angostura Aromatic Bitters
20 ml Clear apple juice
Glass: Old-fashioned
Garnish: Lemon zest twist.
Method: Stir all ingredients with ice and strain into an ice-filled old-fashioned glass.
25 ml Bad Appel Calvados
25 ml Luxardo Bitter Bianco
25 ml Mancino Secco dry vermouth
Glass: Coupe
Garnish: Lime wedge.
Method: Shake all ingredients with ice and fine strain into a chilled coupe glass.
60 ml Bad Appel Calvados
30 ml Fresh lime juice
15 ml Monin Green Apple syrup
4 drops F Bitters Sweet Symphony Rubinette Apple–Lemon Thyme (optional)
Glass: Champagne flute
Garnish: Lemon zest twist.
Method: Shake first three ingredients with ice and fine strain into a chilled Champagne flute. Top with Appletiser.
45 ml Bad Appel Calvados
20 ml Fresh lemon juice
10 ml Syrup (type unspecified)
Top up with Appletiser
Drawing on the biblical tale of temptation and forbidden fruit, Bad Appel presents its Seven Deadly Sins, a collection of seven cocktails that showcase
Bad Appel Calvados is double-pot distilled in the heart of Calvados' renowned Pays d'Auge region from cider fermented for at least 10 months and matured
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