Name: Orchard View
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 30 ml Calvados apple brandy; 20 ml Rye whiskey 50% abv; 20 ml Rosso/sweet vermouth; 5 ml Bénédictine D.O.M.; 2 dash Creole bitters; 2 dash Aromatic bitters

Ingredients

1 fl oz

Calvados / apple brandy / straight applejack

²⁄₃ fl oz

Straight rye whiskey (100 proof /50% alc./vol.)

²⁄₃ fl oz

Strucchi Rosso Vermouth

¹⁄₆ fl oz

Bénédictine D.O.M. liqueur

2 dash

Peychaud's or other Creole-style bitters

2 dash

Angostura Aromatic Bitters

How to make

Glass

Prepare

Select and pre-chill an OLD-FASHIONED GLASS.

Prepare coin-sized lemon zest twist for garnish.

Method

STIR all ingredients with ice.

STRAIN into ice-filled glass (preferably over a large cube or chunk of block ice).

Garnish

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

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Orchard View contains 165 calories

Alcohol content:

1.6 standard drinks
28.63% alc./vol. (57.27° proof)
21.9 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Rosso/rouge/sweet vermouth (di Torino) — Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

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Comments & Discussion

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Scott McIsaac Premium Member 22w

Excellent! I used Carpano Antica Formula, which is a strongly flavored vermouth, so I lightened up that proportion just a tad. A new favorite!

Justin Aniello 42w

Oddly minty with an almost sour apple aftertaste, not my thing but certainly interesting.

Andy Parnell-Hopkinson 48w

Kaitlin's finest creation.

Mookie Premium Member 1y

the next vieux carré variation I try that isn't great will be the first

Calvin Grant Premium Member 1y

Like how the Peychaud's peeks out just enough.♡

Mike Premium Member 1y

@Harrison Marshall, I agree. It seems to me that Orchard "View" is a clear play on "Vieux" Carre. The template for the two drinks is identical. This is an interesting twist on the NOLA classic, with the calvados taking the front seat and rye playing a supporting role. If you enjoy a Vieux Carre and you like calvados, you'll enjoy the Orchard View. Do yourself a favor and use a lighter sweet vermouth. Carpano Antica will overwhelm the calvados. Cinzano works quite well.

Peter M Premium Member 49w

FWIW, Dolin Rouge seemed to work well for the vermouth, too.

Mike Premium Member 1y

@Harrison Marshall, I agree. It seems to me that Orchard "View" is a clear play on "Vieux" Carre. The template for the two drinks is identical.

This is an interesting twist on the NOLA classic, with the calvados taking the front seat and rye playing a supporting role. If you enjoy a Vieux Carre and you like calvados, you'll enjoy the Orchard View.

John CARR Premium Member 2y

Wonderful late night drinking with tremendous depth of flavour. Manhattan meets upstate meets New Orleans.

Georgi Petrov Premium Member 2y

I love the cocktail as I am a big fan of Avallen, but recently, I did a riff on the recipe, replacing the Whisky with Xante Pear Liqueur and infusing the Vermouth with coffee. It is a fantastic pairing, and I hope you can try it. I loved it so much that I added the recipe to my profile here.