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Fruity, quaffable and balanced rather than sweet, this cocktail cries out for a celebratory occasion. Originally made with lambrusco rather than my preference...
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WM Bernard’s Avatar WM Bernard
8th December 2023 at 22:28
good and truly very fruit-forward but not my style. something about Calvados or Applejack to me doesn't blend well with fruity bubbles. The only time I use Calvados, cognac or brandy is in an Atomic that is made very dry with brut and nothing fruity.
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Florian Ruf’s Avatar Florian Ruf
5th June 2023 at 14:26
I made a version using Chambord instead of Raspberry syrup and omitted the orange bitters because of Chambords slight bitterness. This might be too dry for many people (Lambrusco is mostly sweeter than prosecco) so one should check and could add some raspberry syrup to taste.
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John Hinojos’ Avatar John Hinojos
4th November 2022 at 01:39
Very interesting cocktail. Like the taste of the calvados and the prosecco adds an effervescence to round out the cocktail.
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Graham Etherington’s Avatar Graham Etherington
3rd July 2022 at 17:53
Do you really shake all the ingredients - or just the first four and then add the Prosseco at the end?
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Simon Difford’s Avatar Simon Difford
5th July 2022 at 09:21
No, just shake first 4 and then top with sparkling wine. I've now corrected. Many thanks for bringing to my attention.
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