Name: Apple Blossom Cocktail
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Calvados apple brandy; 45 ml Rosso/sweet vermouth; 1 dash Orange bitters

Ingredients

1 1/2 fl oz

Calvados / apple brandy / straight applejack

1 1/2 fl oz

Strucchi Rosso Vermouth

1 dash

Orange Bitters by Angostura (optional)

How to make

Glass

Photographed in a Retro Coupe

Prepare

Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.

Prepare garnish of apple wedge or dehydrated apple slice.

Method

STIR all ingredients with ice.

STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

Garnish with apple wedge on rim or float dehydrated apple slice.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Apple Blossom Cocktail contains 179 calories

Alcohol content:

1.4 standard drinks
22.05% alc./vol. (44.09° proof)
20 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Rosso/rouge/sweet vermouth (di Torino) — Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

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Comments & Discussion

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2469n 3 months ago

It’s very much like the late-19th-century forgotten classic, the Star Cocktail, which appears in George Kappeler’s 1895 Modern American Drinks and Harry Craddock’s 1930 The Savoy Cocktail Book.
Personally, I prefer the original recipe with a lemon peel garnish because it adds a bright, refreshing lift to the cocktail.

Helen Huckvale 5 months ago

The calvados I used was Pere Magliore Memoire, bought at a distillery in Normandy. I suspect it may have added sugar.

Helen Huckvale 5 months ago

This is wonderful, made me think of France. I have spent the day gardening among the blossom and so this felt appropriate. I added a few more drops of bitters to sharpen it up.

Simon Sedgley 5 months ago

On a whim, we decided to try this as an apple Manhattan, adding 15ml Rittenhouse Rye and reducing the Vermouth to 30ml, leaving the bitters as is. Our conclusion was that if we want a Manhattan we'll stick with our favourite sweet variant. And if we want something spirituous but delicate, beautifully balanced and apple floral this recipe is the one. Avallen Calvados really makes this sing.

Peter M 8 months ago

When making this with Avallen Calvados, I ended up adding 2.5 ml of 2:1 sugar syrup and that seemed to bring a better balance, for me. Makes sense considering Avallen has zero added sugar as opposed to a traditional calvados like Bergeron would have used when creating this cocktail back in 1972.

Ralf Geulen 5 months ago

Same here.
A few drops of sugar changed it from "okay" to "really nice".
Maybe it's totally different with Apple Jack, but with Calvados - this is my way.

Tuber Magnatum 9 months ago

Was looking for a quick and easy cocktail and by fluke this came up as the "Cocktail of the Day". Couldn't be simpler and surprisingly delicious. As there are only 2 ingredients not counting the bitters, the quality of this drink will be judged on what you choose. For me, at the recommended ratio of 1:1, I think the vermouth is the most critical of the two. Choose wisely!

Mookie 1 year ago

finally took the calvados plunge and started with this drink, and it did not disappoint. will be interesting to play with the ratios!

michael Monaco 1 year ago

I made it...it was ok. Still looking for a home-run cocktail with calvados.

Simon Bennetts 9 months ago

Try the Widow's Kiss

michael Monaco 9 months ago

Thank you. I will try it in the coming days and report back.

michael Monaco 9 months ago

Wow! I like this one! Thank you so much. With your help, I have recipe that I will add to my repetoire. Thanks.

John CARR 1 year ago

This is great! So interesting how the combination of Calvados + sweet vermouth is elsewhere reminiscent of autumn (e.g. Fallen Leaves, Fall Back), yet a few dashes of Orange bitters transform it into spring instead.