Name: Calvados Appletini
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 40 ml Calvados apple brandy; 30 ml Apple juice; 20 ml Lemon juice; 10 ml Sugar syrup (2:1)

Calvados Appletini
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Photographed in a Bespoke Martini

Ingredients:
1 ¹⁄₃ oz	Calvados / apple brandy / straight applejack
1 oz	Apple juice/apple cider (cloudy & unsweetened)
²⁄₃ oz	Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
¹⁄₃ oz	Monin Pure Cane Syrup (65.0°brix, equivalent to 2:1 rich syrup)

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Martini glass.
Prepare garnish of dehydrated apple slice.
SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
Garnish with dehydrated apple slice floated on cocktail.

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

A tangy apple sour alternatini served straight-up in that all-important "tini" 'V'-shaped glass.

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Variant:

Appletini (Sour Apple Martini) - vodka, sour apple liqueur, sugar syrup, lime cordial, lime juice and lemon juice.
Split Apple Martini - calvados, vodka, apple juice and bianco americano.
Big Apple Sour Martini - vodka, calvados, apple juice, lemon juice and sugar syrup.
Big Apple Martini - gin, vodka, bianco vermouth, calvados, sour apple liqueur, and apple juice.
Apple Martini (simple) - vodka, gin, apple juice and sugar syrup.
Apple Martini (with apple schnapps) - vodka, gin, apple schnapps and apple juice.
Toffee Apple Martini - calvados, vodka, gin, sour apple liqueur, caramel toffee liqueur and apple juice.

History:

Adapted from a recipe created in 2023 by Tim Etherington-Judge of Avallen calvados.

Nutrition:

One serving of Calvados Appletini contains 146 calories

Alcohol content:

0.8 standard drinks
11.76% alc./vol. (11.76° proof)
11.8 grams of pure alcohol

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Vinglish Wine Lingo

12th May at 08:34

A new favourite - sustainable and seriously good. 🍏🍸

Catherine Wright

25th April at 16:32

Used Bombay Sapphire gin, a touch of Calvados, fresh green cloudy apple juice and then 2 teaspoons of Giffards Green Apple syrup. Think this may be our summer drink!

sheyan patel

22nd April at 22:17

I make mine with a touch of The Lost Explorer Tequila Blanco - it adds a cinnamon finish to this great cocktail. Delicious!

CAROL JORDAN

15th April at 07:23

I’ve had my fair share of appletinis, but the version I tried with Avallen Calvados? Total game-changer!

David Wood

14th March at 07:45

Love this cocktail with Avallen, swap out the vodka for a bright Eau De Vie ❤️

Laura Schacht

13th March at 14:02

One of my favourite cocktails with Avallen Calvados.
My mum makes apple jelly from the bruised apples of our apple tree and it’s my favourite source of sweetness to use for this (but actually all Avallen cocktails) 💚

Tim Etherington-Judge

13th March at 14:00

My recipe for the Appletini riffs on the simplicity of the great drinks like the Daiquiri and Margarita while bring the freshness of fresh apple flavour. Hope you enjoy it.