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To adhere to the original recipe, you should smash a sugar cube and then painstakingly stir this with bitters into a paste. Life is just too short to faff...
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4th November 2025 at 15:59
I am gonna try this with agave syrup
16th September 2025 at 11:56
We do this in a Nick and Nora glass. By general consensus, Dashiell Hammett wrote four 'great' novels, not three, but who's counting?
16th September 2025 at 12:23
I suppose that begs the question of who wrote three?
8th July 2025 at 01:56
Eighty proof V.S. calvados 30ml. Rittenhouse bottled in bond and 7.5 rich moscovado. Hit that sweet spot! Excellent.
24th July 2025 at 02:41
This time Laird's bottled in bond, Woodinville 90° rye and half muscovado half rich cane syrup (7.5ml). Going forward will be sure to use all dark muscovado syrup as this really makes it for me.
25th September 2024 at 05:52
Made with Laird's Bottled-in-Bond & Wild Turkey 101 Rye. Pretty tasty as-is. Apple is balanced. Whiskey is smoothed out. Subtle orange. and brown sugar. Not too sweet for me.
12th July 2024 at 18:34
I've tried this about a half dozen times now. Like y'all have suggested, reducing the sugar - in my case, to 5 ml - has resulted in a more harmonious drink. This in addition to skewing the spirit specs to 6:5, in favor of Old Forester 100-proof rye, which somehow has been a stalwart ingredient.
1st July 2024 at 03:55
Made with half the Demerara and it works! Orange forward and refreshing. We had to use apple brandy as applejack is not available in Canada. Nice drink!
20th July 2023 at 20:25
Delicious combination! I used calvados instead of applejack and this calls for a reduction of the syrup.
1st July 2025 at 01:49
Was wondering about that. Thanks for the suggestion.
27th June 2022 at 17:50
This is some godly nectar, rather excellent!
21st May 2021 at 23:38
Apple flavoured, spirit-forward cocktail. Smooth and very well balanced. Used 1/2 sugar. Perfect.