| 1 1/2 fl oz | Calvados / apple brandy / straight applejack |
| 3/4 fl oz | Belle de Brillet pear liqueur |
| 1 fl oz | Apple juice/apple cider (cloudy & unsweetened) |
| 1 dash | La Fée Parisienne absinthe |
| 2 drop | Saline solution 4:1 (20g sea salt to 80g water) |
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How to make:
- Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
- Prepare garnish of apple or pear slice, fresh or dehydrated.
- SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
- FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
- Garnish with apple or pear slice, fresh/dehydrated, floated or on the rim.
Strength & taste guide:
Review:
In cockney rhyming slang 'apples and pears' means 'stairs'. The flavours of the fruits also combine well, here fortified with calvados.
History:
Created in 2005 by yours truly in London, England.
Nutrition:
One serving of Apples 'n' Pears contains 186 calories.
Alcohol content:
- 1.3 standard drinks
- 18.76% alc./vol. (37.52° proof)
- 18.4 grams of pure alcohol
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