What a combination Calvados and Pisco turned out to be! I never had any doubts about St Germain and the wine, they were bound to play together, but never knew that Calvados and Pisco could play so well together.

Overall it's a great cocktail. Slightly sweet in the beginning which then dries up nicely on the end. The elderflower is clearly going to be a top note but every single ingredient gets to come out and make itself known.

Swapped out calvados for bourbon and white wine for rosé (that's what we had in / open) and added a maraschino cherry (because I'd just received my shiny new Birdy tongs, what a joy they are) and it still made a lovely refreshing early evening drink!

Amazing, delicious, refreshing.
I used a 12 yr old Calvados Pays D'Auge and an Austrian natural white wine wabi-sabi white solera

Enjoyed this refreshing drink does pack a bit of a punch has a nice herby after palate.

tell you what this is absolutely fuckin sick.

This was wonderful and smooth. Did back off the St-Germain a little to make it a bit more dry. Perfect for an early evening cocktail.

I added a generous squeeze (~1/3 oz-ish) lemon juice and a single grate of lemon rind in place of the lime twist for some brightness as mine was a bit 'heavy' despite the dryness of the calvados, but that could have been due to my brand of liquors. Very sippable. Can see the shake being beneficial (I shook!)