Calvados & Tonic

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Ingredients:
1 2⁄3 oz Calvados / apple brandy / straight applejack
2 dash Angostura Aromatic Bitters optional
3 1⁄2 oz Thomas Henry Tonic Water
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill a Collins glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of fresh apple slice.
  3. POUR all ingredients into ice-filled glass.
  4. Briefly STIR.

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 6/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 8/10
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Review:

Crisp dry apple with delicate quinine tonic bitterness.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Calvados & Tonic contains 163 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.1 standard drinks
  • 10.26% alc./vol. (10.26° proof)
  • 16 grams of pure alcohol

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Peter McCarthy’s Avatar Peter McCarthy
4th November 2024 at 01:27
This was pretty bitter. I used Avallen Calvados & Fever-Tree Indian Tonic (& the Angostura bitters). I ended up adding 2 drops of 4:1 saline to try to tone down the bitterness a bit and felt like it ended up with a better balance; apple and a mild sweetness up front followed by bitterness that lingers on the tongue making you want another sip for more of that mildly sweet apple.
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John Hinojos’ Avatar John Hinojos
4th September 2022 at 04:20
OK, I hate to admit but at the ripe age of 71 I have had my first cocktail with tonic. This was outstanding. We are having a rare heat wave in San Diego and this was perfect in the evening. I will definitely try other cocktails with tonic.
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