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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George Jetson Premium Member 3d

1 fl oz Apple Brandy (Laird’s Old)

2⁄3 fl oz Straight rye whiskey (High West Midwinter Night's Dram)

2⁄3 fl oz Cocchi Storico Vermouth di Torino

1⁄6 fl oz Bénédictine D.O.M. liqueur

2 dash Peychaud's Bitters

2 dash Angostura Aromatic Bitters

Stir all ingredients with ice. Strain into prechilled DOF glass over a large cube of block ice. Express lemon zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

An autumnal twist on a Vieux Carré made with Apple Brandy. The port finish on the MND plays well with a lighter red vermouth to work with, but not cover up, the Apple Brandy.

The herbal mix from the Benedictine brings a kind of spiced apple rings flavor that appeals. Bitters with a bit more clove-forward character would also work well here.

The cocktail might also benefit by using a high proof BIB Apple Brandy. The apple flavor itself is more prevalent on the finish after the other components have faded. All in all a nice variation on the original.

Scott McIsaac Premium Member 26w

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 46w

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

Andy Parnell-Hopkinson 51w

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 1y

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.

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