The Big Apple

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Photographed in an Urban Bar Freddo Coupe Glass

Ingredients:
1 1⁄2 oz Bourbon whiskey
1 1⁄2 oz Apple juice/apple cider (cloudy & unsweetened)
1⁄3 oz Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
1⁄3 oz Monin Pure Cane Syrup (65.0°brix, equivalent to 2:1 rich syrup)
1⁄2 oz Egg white (pasteurised) or Aquafaba (chickpea water) or 3 dashes Fee Brothers Fee Foam cocktail foamer
2 drop Saline solution 4:1 (20g sea salt to 80g water)
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
  2. Prepare cinnamon stick for garnish.
  3. SHAKE all ingredients with ice and strain back into shaker.
  4. DRY SHAKE (without ice).
  5. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
  6. Grate cinnamon stick over cocktail.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

  • Egg white (pasteurised) - Eggs

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 7/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 7/10
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Review:

Most would pair lemon juice with whiskey but lime sits well with the apple juice in this recipe to produce a very refreshing bourbon aperitivo.

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History:

Adapted from a recipe featured in the 2022 book, 60-Second Cocktails by Joel Harrison and Neil Ridley.

Nutrition:

One serving of The Big Apple contains 173 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.1 standard drinks
  • 11.91% alc./vol. (11.91° proof)
  • 14.9 grams of pure alcohol

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Dávid Ugróczi’s Avatar Dávid Ugróczi
6th October 2023 at 22:15
I made it with maple syrup instead of sugar and added the cinnamon into the shaker with rest of the ingredients.
Wonderful, autumnal drink, reminiscent of an apple-cinnamon cookie.
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Michael Z’s Avatar Michael Z
27th February at 02:56
Agreed. Maple syrup or demerara is the way to go.
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Niccolò Murtas’ Avatar Niccolò Murtas
16th May 2023 at 20:01
I've opted for a bit of ruby port topping the cream, as I've seen in I think several other sours, but I might be mistaken; i.e., I like it, but it is at your own risk to use it instead of the topping of cinnamon powder
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Sean Baron’s Avatar Sean Baron
21st February 2023 at 22:56
Liked this a lot. As I didn’t have saline solution, I used smoked salt which worked wonderfully with the bourbon.
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Yvan Leiva’s Avatar Yvan Leiva
15th December 2022 at 12:11
Shaking with the apple cider inside the shaker is not a problem?
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Simon Difford’s Avatar Simon Difford
15th December 2022 at 17:20
It's apple juice, not cider. Not a problem to shake with apple juice.
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Wuey sipping in Poole’s Avatar Wuey sipping in Poole
9th December 2022 at 18:10
In my haste to try this drink I forgot to dust with cinnamon. Oh well!
Still tasted absolutely delicious.
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