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

Orchard View
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Ingredients:
1 oz	Calvados / apple brandy / straight applejack
²⁄₃ oz	Straight rye whiskey (100 proof /50% alc./vol.)
²⁄₃ oz	Strucchi Rosso Vermouth
¹⁄₆ oz	Bénédictine D.O.M. liqueur
2 dash	Peychaud's or other Creole-style bitters
2 dash	Angostura Aromatic Bitters

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill an Old-fashioned glass.
Prepare coin-sized lemon zest twist for garnish.
STIR all ingredients with ice.
STRAIN into ice-filled glass (preferably over a large cube or chunk of block ice).
EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

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

Strength & taste guide:

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Review:

A calvados-based, delicately herbal variation on the classic Vieux Carré .

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History:

Adapted from a recipe created in February 2023 by Kaitlin Wilkes for Avallen calvados.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Orchard View contains 165 calories

Alcohol content:

1.6 standard drinks
28.62% alc./vol. (28.62° proof)
21.8 grams of pure alcohol

Difford’s Guide remains free-to-use thanks to the support of the brands in green above. Values stated for alcohol and calorie content, and number of drinks an ingredient makes should be considered approximate.

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mregisterfl

17th November 2024 at 17:11

@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.

mregisterfl

17th November 2024 at 17:07

@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

3rd July 2024 at 13:19

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

Georgi Petrov

15th November 2023 at 14:46

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.

Simon Difford

15th November 2023 at 15:44

Many thanks for sharing, Georgi.

Miguel Perales

6th July 2023 at 23:15

For my palate, this is very reminiscent of an Old Fashioned.
I thought of this as an "Old Fashioned" with an apple finish. Very nice

Florian Ruf

26th June 2023 at 18:21

Wow, I did not expect to get such a good cocktail from this recipe!

Harrison Marshall

28th April 2023 at 20:37

From reading rather than tasting, this seems more like a Vieux Carre than a Manhattan - not that I care as long as it tastes as good as either cocktail. About an hour until I find out!

Harrison Marshall

29th April 2023 at 00:18

IMHO what a Vieux Carre would have been if New Orleans had been settled by Normans

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