Washington Red Apple

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Serve in a Collins glass

Ingredients:
2 oz Ketel One Vodka
1⁄2 oz Sour apple liqueur
2 1⁄2 oz Apple juice/apple cider (cloudy & unsweetened)
1⁄4 oz Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
1⁄4 oz Monin Grenadine Syrup
× 1 1 serving
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Garnish: Apple slice

How to make:

SHAKE first 4 ingredients with ice and fine strain into ice-filled glass. Slowly DRIZZLE grenadine so it sinks to form the red base.

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 7/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 6/10
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Review:

A long version of the popular Sour Apple Martini.

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History:

Created in the late 1990s - early 2000s by Wayne Collins in London, England.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Washington Red Apple contains 216 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.4 standard drinks
  • 11.7% alc./vol. (11.7° proof)
  • 19.3 grams of pure alcohol

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Gary Holroyd’s Avatar Gary Holroyd
18th April 2023 at 22:21
Should a Washington Apple not have Canadian whiskey, apply sours, and cranberry juice?’
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Simon Difford’s Avatar Simon Difford
19th April 2023 at 05:53
I'll also add the Washington Apple you describe. Thanks for bringing to my attention.
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Simon Difford’s Avatar Simon Difford
19th April 2023 at 05:48
That's another Washington Apple cocktail. This one was created by Wayne Collins in the late 1990s - early 2000s.
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Debbie Lahaise’s Avatar Debbie Lahaise
20th September 2022 at 08:56
thanks for the reply will bear that in mind x
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Antonio Castro’s Avatar Antonio Castro
4th January 2022 at 21:57
I've added 1/2 shot of lime juice, and reduced the vodka to 1 1/2 shot, I think still a lovely drink for an evening
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Simon Difford’s Avatar Simon Difford
19th September 2022 at 17:41
Agreed, works well with a touch less vodka and a splash more lime. To answer Debbie's question, this cocktail is only sweet if you drink the red base, or stir it to integrate with the rest of the cocktail. I've added our sweetness scale with a view to not finishing all this cocktail.
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Debbie Lahaise’s Avatar Debbie Lahaise
16th September 2022 at 15:28
is it sweet ?
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