The Apple One

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Serve in a Collins glass

Ingredients:
1 1⁄2 oz Bourbon whiskey
3⁄4 oz Elderflower liqueur
3⁄4 oz Apple juice/apple cider (cloudy & unsweetened)
1⁄2 oz Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
1 oz Thomas Henry Soda Water
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill a Collins glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of apple slice & mint leaf.
  3. SHAKE first 4 ingredients with ice.
  4. STRAIN into ice-filled glass.
  5. TOP with soda.

Strength & taste guide:

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

Whiskey, elderflower and apple with a refreshing burst of citrus.

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History:

Adapted from a recipe created in 2008 by Vincenzo Marianella at Doheny, Los Angeles, USA. In an attempt to give this cocktail wider appeal and inspired by a comment (see below), in January 2021, we reduced the bourbon from 60ml to 45ml and added 30ml of soda.

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Nutrition:

One serving of The Apple One contains 179 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.3 standard drinks
  • 13.48% alc./vol. (13.48° proof)
  • 18.2 grams of pure alcohol

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Kristi Ingram’s Avatar Kristi Ingram
19th November 2022 at 15:08
Found the lime a little too predominant so would reduce it next time. All in all, quite a nice and very drinkable autumn cocktail.
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Eugene Kulbeck’s Avatar Eugene Kulbeck
24th December 2020 at 02:51
The Lime and Apple juice make for a nice complex interplay without adding another Liqueur. Great cocktail to balance out a heavy dish without fighting for attention. On the third go-round I ended up with 2/3 oz of St. Germain and 1 1/2 oz of bourbon for a better balance with the food. (Not quite so boozy) The Mrs. liked it with a little splash of soda water. It’s a keeper for us.
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Simon Difford’s Avatar Simon Difford
7th January 2021 at 18:47
Many thanks. I tried your version of this cocktail and changed the recipe accordingly.
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