Winter Cocktail

Serve in a Martini glass...
2	fl oz	Cognac
½	fl oz	Sour apple liqueur
½	fl oz	Noilly Prat Extra Dry
¼	fl oz	Sugar syrup (2 sugar to 1 water)

Display recipe in:

How to make:

STIR all ingredients with ice and strain into chilled glass.

Garnish:

Lemon zest twist

Comment:

Reminiscent of an Apple Cart (a Calvados Sidecar), this is simple, balanced and tastes great.

Previous Cocktail

Wagon Wheel
SHAKE all ingredients with ice and fine strain into glass filled with crushed ice.

Zabaglione Cocktail
Separately BEAT egg white until stiff and frothy and yolk until this is as liquid as water, then pour into shaker. Add other ingredients, SHAKE with ice and fine strain into...

How to strain a cocktail

When straining a shaken drink, a Hawthorn strainer tends to be used, but when straining a stirred drink it is traditional to use a Julep strainer. Both designs of strainer allow...

Stirrers & How to stir a cocktail

Stirring is the most basic way of mixing a cocktail. You might not give much thought to a technique used to stir a cup of tea or even a pot of paint, but cocktails deserve a little...

Calvados

Calvados is a French brandy made from apples (though it can also contain pears). The name is an appellation controlee, meaning that calvados can only be produced in defined areas...

1980s Cocktails

There’s no glossing over it, the 1980s were grim for cocktail culture. Bar owners opted for mechanical solutions to a bartending skills deficit. Rather

Tequila Cocktails - the best tequila based cocktails

With its earthy herbaceous flavours, tequila makes for a both versatile and interesting cocktail base spirit. Traditionally mixed with orange (think triple

Wimbledon cocktails

When Wimbledon kicks off the British summer has officially begun. Cue hordes of tennis fans making their annual pilgrimage to sit on Aorangi Terrace in

Our website uses cookies, as almost all websites do. By continuing to browse this site you are agreeing to our use of cookies.

Welcome to
Receive updates packed with drinks, bars and cocktails content
Please confirm you are over 21 years old and enter your email
No thanks, continue to diffordsguide.com