Empire State of Mind
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Empire State of Mind
Photographed in an Urban Bar Fluet Old Fashioned 34cl
| 1 1⁄2 oz | Calvados / apple brandy / straight applejack |
| 3⁄4 oz | Amaro (e.g. Meletti) |
| 1 oz | Apple juice/apple cider (cloudy & unsweetened) |
| 1⁄2 oz | Lemon juice (freshly squeezed) |
| 1⁄3 oz | Monin Pure Cane Syrup (65.0°brix, equivalent to 2:1 rich syrup) |
| 3 drop | Saline solution 4:1 (20g sea salt to 80g water) |
How to make:
- Select and pre-chill an Old-fashioned glass.
- Prepare garnish of dehydrated apple slice wheel.
- SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
- STRAIN into ice-filled glass (preferably over a large cube or chunk of block ice).
Strength & taste guide:
No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Review:
A delicately bittered apple sour.
History:
Adapted from a recipe created in 2019 by Joe Stinchcomb at Saint Leo in Oxford, Mississippi, USA.
Nutrition:
One serving of Empire State of Mind contains 217 calories
Alcohol content:
- 1.3 standard drinks
- 15.12% alc./vol. (15.12° proof)
- 18.5 grams of pure alcohol
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