Name: Harvest Moon (PDT's recipe)
Total time: 2 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Rye whiskey 50% abv; 30 ml Aromatized wine; 15 ml Calvados apple brandy; 7.5 ml Chartreuse Green; 3 dash Abbott's bitters

Marie-Therese Straus 45w

Boozy but sophisticated and complex cocktail. We swapped out the Calvados with a bottled in bond applejack and upped the Green Chartreuse just a bit (about an extra bar spoon per drink). Served over a big ice cube, this was a lovely sipper with big spice flavours.

Andy Parnell-Hopkinson 48w

One of the best things about autumn.

Daniel Jones 1y

I really enjoyed this cocktail, although half way through I removed the ice chunk because it began to lose the complex rich flavors due to dilution. I saw this recipe on another site that uses 1/2oz Green Chartreuse so I split the difference and did about a 1/3oz. I love these cocktails that use 1/2oz or less of Green Chartreuse, because it blends with the other ingredients compared to dominating the flavor profile like in a Last Word, which I do enjoy but don't make often.

Lynn Garvie 1y

Are the Abbots bitters essential here? Is there a good alternative? I like the sound of this and would like to try it, but I don't have Abbots bitters. (Harvest Moon Cocktail)

Simon Difford Verified User Premium Member 1y

When considering alternative bitters, Abbotts have a Christmasy herb spice-like flavour. Avoid citrusy bitters in favour of herbal/spice.

John Hinojos Premium Member 5y

Made this using bonded rye and applejack. At 100 proof each, it was a perfect mix. Great balance with a hint of the apple and the Chartreuse. It was just want I was looking for after a wonderful French dinner.

John Hinojos Premium Member 5y

I did serve over a block of ice, but it will not last long enough to dilute too much. Would consider serving as originally done with no ice and a longer stir.

Steven Schulman 5y

Maybe a bit more rye - I might bump it up to 2 parts rather than 1.5

Geoff B. 5y

A fall cocktail with some nice botanicals. Definitely boozy and would recommend over ice as noted. I like the proportions noted and nicely allows each ingredient to play a part.

David M. Premium Member 5y

I enjoyed picking out the Calvados and Chartreuse flavors. But overall, despite the “very boozy” classification, the flavors were a bit too mild for me this evening.

1 ¹⁄₂ fl oz	Straight rye whiskey (100 proof /50% alc./vol.)
1 fl oz	Aromatized wine (e.g. Lillet Blanc)
¹⁄₂ fl oz	Calvados / apple brandy / straight applejack
¹⁄₄ fl oz	Green Chartreuse (or alternative herbal liqueur)
3 dash	Bob's Abbotts bitters

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