The Windfall

Difford’s Guide
Discerning Drinkers (1 ratings)

Serve in a Martini glass

Ingredients:
1 23 oz Birch spirit/birch eau-de-vie
13 oz Armagnac brandy
1 23 oz Apple juice/apple cider (cloudy & unsweetened)
× 1 1 serving
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Garnish: Dehydrated apple

How to make:

SHAKE all ingredients with ice and strain back into shaker. DRY SHAKE (without ice) fine strain into chilled glass.

Strength & taste guide:

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

Review:

An autumnal-sounding cocktail to be enjoyed in place of a Daiquiri at any time of the year. Yes, it's appley with delicate armagnac undertones and complexity, but it is made interesting by the birch spirit, which gives this drink faint pine, almost smoky bacon notes.

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History:

Created by Katie Stocks in St Albans, England.

Nutrition:

One serving of The Windfall contains 153 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.3 standard drinks
  • 16.04% alc./vol. (16.04° proof)
  • 17.6 grams of pure alcohol

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