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Blandings

Difford’s Guide
Discerning Drinkers (21)
Blandings image
Measurements in:
Serves:
1
Ingredients
2 fl oz Calvados / apple brandy / straight applejack
3/4 fl oz Lucano amaro
3/4 fl oz Strucchi Rosso Vermouth
5 drop Bob's Abbotts bitters

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How to make

Glassware

Serve in a Coupe glass

Prepare

  1. Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
  2. No garnish to prepare.

Method

  1. STIR all ingredients with ice.
  2. STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

  1. Serve naked, without garnish.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 9/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 8/10
More cocktails with similar strength and taste profile

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Blandings contains 241 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.9 standard drinks
  • 25.43% alc./vol. (50.86° proof)
  • 26.8 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Values stated for alcohol and calorie content, and number of drinks an ingredient makes should be considered approximate.

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History

Created late-2023/early 2024 by J. E. Clapham of Clapham Cocktails.

More cocktails by J. E. Clapham of Clapham Cocktails

Review

Apple brandy shines in this pleasing bittersweet aperitivo/digestivo that has a delicate liquorice note from the amaro.

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Comments & Discussion

Jeffrey Moore
This is lovely. Rich fruit, yet complex. It has the right amount of bitter (very mild) so as to not overwhelm the Calvados. I used the rich Cocchi Torino as my sweet vermouth & it played perfectly as a bridge in this one. I used combination of Bittermens Burlesque Bitters & Angostura. Will revisit this one every year when the temperature drops. Well done.
score: 0
Andy Parnell-Hopkinson
Revisited this on the occasion of a new bottle of Avallen. Not just quintessential but peak Clapham! Truly exceptional.
score: 3
John CARR Premium Member
Velvety, rich, decadent, with just a touch of the madcap, as befits the name. The flavours keep rolling forth on the palate with each sip. Boozy apple meets chocolatey richness from the vermouth, as well as bite from the amaro. Spiffing on a rainy winter’s night!
score: 1
Robert Sulentic
Used Averna instead of Lucano. Still get some licorice, but the Calvados stands out. Boozy.
score: 1
Andy Parnell-Hopkinson
Quintessential Clapham. The name is such a tell.
score: 2

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Makes a minimum of 33 cocktails.
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