Marie-Therese Straus

This is an outstanding cocktail. It's simple but every part works together beautifully to create something much greater. It's refreshing and balanced and just seems to convey the quintessence of apple flavour. I used Laird's Bottled in Bond and Gowan's Sierra Beauty Cider and followed the recipe to the letter. A virtually perfect drink.

This is lovely! We used Yellow Chartreuse instead of Green and cut back just a bit on the sugar syrup but kept the lemon and Cognac the same as in the recipe. Rounded and balanced and very sophisticated. We'll definitely be making this again and likely will make it for friends during the holiday season.

This was an excellent drink! I made it exactly as written except for the bitters. I've just bought a bottle of Bittermen's Spiced Cranberry bitters, saw those were recommended for Cognac/brandy drinks, and subbed it for Angostura. Delicious!

Boozy but sophisticated and complex cocktail. We swapped out the Calvados with a bottled in bond applejack and upped the Green Chartreuse just a bit (about an extra bar spoon per drink). Served over a big ice cube, this was a lovely sipper with big spice flavours.