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Apple brandy and damson jam combine brilliantly in this tangy but not at all sweet cocktail
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JeffAlex’s Avatar JeffAlex
26th June at 22:55
Tried it again with Damson plum jam from the same farm, but pulled back the lemon juice to 20ml and increased the sugar syrup. My lemons were VERY tart, so with the Damson plum, it was still a bit much, as Avery notes below.. On a whim I added a bar spoon of grenadine and it actually blended nicely with the lemon, plum, and apple flavors. You probably have to enjoy grenadine to do this.
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JeffAlex’s Avatar JeffAlex
8th June 2025 at 00:29
I used Damson plum jam bought from a local orchard. I agree that it was a bit more bitter than I like, but think it was more about balancing the lemon juice and simple syrup. The jam with apple brandy is fantastic.
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JeffAlex’s Avatar JeffAlex
14th March at 23:40
Also, the Damson plum jam may not dissolve evenly, so I recommend stirring it in with the apple brandy or calvados and then shaking, and then using a fine strainer to catch the undiluted jam (unless you like your cocktail with globules of jam).
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Avery Garnett’s Avatar Avery Garnett
19th November 2023 at 17:26
I did actually have a homemade damson jam and this was delicious but it /definitely/ had too much lemon. Maybe the original recipe uses a very sweet damson jam?
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John CARR’s Avatar John CARR
1st September 2023 at 11:47
Only had Podravka “plum spread” - not sure how close it is to damson? Tasty and refreshing but not quite the depth of flavour I was hoping for.
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benn egan’s Avatar benn egan
4th December 2021 at 00:14
I'd reduce the lemon a bit here *OR* I used the wrong jam (bonne maman strawberry rhubarb)
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