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Walter Mondale

Difford’s Guide
Discerning Drinkers (10)
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Measurements in:
Serves:
1
Ingredients
1 1⁄2 fl oz Calvados / apple brandy / straight applejack
1 fl oz Lustau Amontillado Los Arcos Sherry
3⁄4 fl oz Ferrand Dry Curaçao liqueur
1⁄6 fl oz Giffard Poire William liqueur
1⁄12 fl oz Demerara/Muscovado/brown sugar syrup (2 sugar to 1 water)

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How to make

Glass

Photographed in a ZigZag Coupe

Prepare

  1. Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
  2. Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.

Method

  1. STIR all ingredients with ice.
  2. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

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

Flavour Profile

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
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Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Walter Mondale contains 236 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.9 standard drinks
  • 25.35% alc./vol. (50.7° proof)
  • 26.7 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Values stated for alcohol and calorie content, and number of drinks an ingredient makes should be considered approximate.

History

Adapted from a recipe created in 2018 by Adam Gorski, bar manager at Young Joni bar in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. A riff on a classic El Presidente, this cocktail is eponymously named after the former Minnesota senator and 42nd Vice President.

Review

A delicious spirit-forward honey, pear and delicately citrusy late-night sipper balanced and made interesting by underlying sherry.

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Comments & Discussion

Melissa Travels Amok Premium Member
The original recipe seemed a bit too sweet for my taste, so I added 1/4 oz of lemon juice, increased the poured William to 1/4 oz, and used Phantom V Distillers’ Spirited Apple Orchard brandy. Out of this world delicious!
score: 1
John Hinojos Premium Member
What a wonderful cocktail. Perfect for an aperitif.
I am old enough to remember the Vice President and his run for the presidency.
The cocktail has a warm taste with a strong sherry flavour as an aftertaste. We used Laird's Applejack 86 which has a stronger apple flavour than the Calvados and is a bit higher in proof. The hints of autumnal fruit are also present.
Wonderful.
score: 2
Melissa Demian
I haven't even made this cocktail yet, but the name made me laugh out loud, so I have to make it (I am an American of a Certain Age). I've ordered some of the ingredients; others I'll improvise as I normally have Fino on hand rather than Amontillado. Will report back.
score: 2
Calvin Grant Premium Member
Made this with a Fino Sherry and Pear Brandy and it was excellent. We'll never know how much better Mondale/Ferraro would have been than Reagan/Bush...
score: 2

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