Name: Widow's Kiss
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Calvados apple brandy; 15 ml Bénédictine D.O.M.; 15 ml Chartreuse Yellow; 2 dash Aromatic bitters

Mookie Premium Member 11w

incredibly rich and delightful, will revisit again with the aforementioned saline since I thought the apple was lost a little bit

Tuber Magnatum Premium Member 12w

Tried this again but didn't shake this time as per Kappeler's original recipe, but stirred as Difford's instructs. I also modified it as I was craving some chocolate and came across a version using 50ml / 20ml / 20ml with 3 drops of chocolate bitters (I used 5!) rather than Angostura. Superb!

michael Monaco 42w

As per below, I like this. But maybe a tad sweet. I made another version, where I cut the chartreuse and benedictine in half, and made up the difference with Byrrh. Very nice. I hope someone tries it and comments on the variation.

michael Monaco 42w

This is delicious.

CJ Grant 1y

I tried the Kappler OG (shaken) and a slightly adjusted version of the recipe here where I only did 1/4oz of Yellow Chartreuse (stirred). The OG was even sweeter than I expected it to be, but the more modern version was nice. I skipped the Meehan version, as I figured it seems as if it would be a bit unbalanced. Maybe I'll try it at some point to confirm.

Tuber Magnatum Premium Member 1y

Had this tonight in recognition, albeit a day late of D-Day. One would think this drink should be stirred, but I was happy that the directions "allow" for one to shake! I'm glad I did, as for me, the extra dilution from the shake cut the viscosity of the D.O.M. Next time, I think I will try with a little extra Calvados and stir which might do the same. An added benefit would be to increase the smallish overall volume which has been commented on earlier.

Walter Brookbank 1y

I love the way the Calvados and Yellow Chartreuse compliment each other, great way to enjoy your yellow Chartreuse! Boozy, definitely a sipper, but still a clean honey like finish. Great finale cocktail, not a preamble. I especially like the name of the cocktail! "Here's to the widow that lives on the hill, she want kiss you but her sister will" "Here's to her sister". WDB

John CARR Premium Member 1y

Revisiting while playing ‘Difford’s Roulette’ (open the book at a random page)… and almost exactly in time for D Day. Forgot to try adding Caspian’s suggested saline, although the relatively delicate aromatics of the Calvados tend to emerge more as the drink warms. A charming little concoction!

Caspian Berggren Premium Member 1y

Dang, this is a really nice cocktail. The calvados and the herbal liqueurs play great with each other, and the angostura adds just amount of spice and bitterness to prevent it from being cloying. I suggest you add 1-2 drops of saline solution, though, because it really makes that fresh apple pop out a bit more.

Andy Parnell-Hopkinson 1y

Also good on the rocks

1 1/2 fl oz	Calvados / apple brandy / straight applejack
1/2 fl oz	Bénédictine D.O.M. liqueur
1/2 fl oz	Yellow Chartreuse (or génépy liqueur)
2 dash	Angostura Aromatic Bitters

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