Blandings

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Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
2 oz Calvados / apple brandy / straight applejack
3⁄4 oz Lucano amaro
3⁄4 oz Strucchi Rosso Vermouth
5 drop Bob's Abbotts bitters
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
  2. STIR all ingredients with ice.
  3. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 9/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 8/10
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Review:

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

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History:

Created late-2023/early 2024 by Jason E. Clapham of Clapham Cocktails, Oxford, England.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Blandings contains 241 calories

Alcohol content:

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

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Jeffrey Moore’s Avatar Jeffrey Moore
12th December 2024 at 22:38
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.
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Andy Parnell-Hopkinson’s Avatar Andy Parnell-Hopkinson
1st November 2024 at 17:45
Revisited this on the occasion of a new bottle of Avallen. Not just quintessential but peak Clapham! Truly exceptional.
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John CARR’s Avatar John CARR
5th August 2024 at 12:07
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!
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Robert Sulentic’s Avatar Robert Sulentic
27th April 2024 at 20:27
Used Averna instead of Lucano. Still get some licorice, but the Calvados stands out. Boozy.
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Andy Parnell-Hopkinson’s Avatar Andy Parnell-Hopkinson
27th April 2024 at 10:43
Quintessential Clapham. The name is such a tell.
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