Garnish:
Dust with freshly grated cinnamon
How to make:
SHAKE all ingredients with ice and strain back into shaker. DRY SHAKE (without ice) and fine strain into chilled glass.
1 1/2 fl oz | Bourbon whiskey |
1 1/2 fl oz | Apple juice (apple cider) unsweetened & cloudy |
1/3 fl oz | Lime juice (freshly squeezed) |
1/3 fl oz | Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water, 65.0°brix) |
1/2 fl oz | Pasteurised egg white (or aquafaba) |
2 drop | Saline solution 4:1 (20g sea salt to 80g water) |
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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.
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 172 calories.
Alcohol content:
- 1 standard drinks
- 11.61% alc./vol. (23.22° proof)
- 14.5 grams of pure alcohol
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