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Saison Highball

Name: Saison Highball
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 20 ml Calvados apple brandy; 10 ml Applejack brandy; 105 ml Dry cider

Difford’s Guide

Discerning Drinkers (8)

Measurements in:

Serves:

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Ingredients
2/3 fl oz	Calvados / apple brandy / straight applejack
1/3 fl oz	Applejack brandy bottled-in-bond (50% alc./vol)
3 1/2 fl oz	Dry cider

How to make

Glass

Photographed in an Urban Bar Qubo Highball

Prepare

Select and pre-chill a HIGHBALL (MAX 10OZ/300ML) GLASS.
Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.

Method

STIR first 2 ingredients with ice.
STRAIN into ice-filled glass.
TOP with cider.

Garnish

EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Saison Highball contains 113 calories

Alcohol content:

1.1 standard drinks
11.87% alc./vol. (23.74° proof)
16.1 grams of pure alcohol

History

Adapted from a recipe created by Brandyn Tepper at Saison & Angler, San Francisco, USA. Brandyn's original recipe is based on a trio of apple brandies: Adrien Camut six-year-old Calvados, St. George apple brandy and Laird's bottled-in-bond straight apple brandy.

Review

Brewed and distilled apple combine in this long dry (depending on your cider), very lightly carbonated "highball".

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Comments & Discussion

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Matt Premium Member 47w

Only had bottled-in-bond applejack. I found the apple flavors to be somewhat musty and earthy - not as refreshing as I had hoped, and not an improvement on drinking the dry cider straight. Perhaps use of calvados and the applejack would have improved the drink.

John Hinojos Premium Member 4y

Very refreshing and wonderful on a hot afternoon. Did up the bottled-in-bond to the same amount as the calvados. Gave the cocktail a little more of an alcohol hint. Is nice and dry with blend of all the different apple flavours.

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