Red Apple Manhattan

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Serve in a Nick & Nora glass

Ingredients:
1 1⁄2 oz Calvados / apple brandy / straight applejack
1⁄3 oz Punt E Mes vermouth amaro
1⁄3 oz Luxardo Maraschino liqueur
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill a Nick & Nora glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of skewered Luxardo Maraschino Cherry.
  3. STIR all ingredients with ice.
  4. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 9/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 6/10
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Review:

A calvados-based Red Hook. It has a touch of apple but a bit less bite than Vincenzo Errico's bottled-in-bond rye whiskey-based original.

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History:

Created in March 2022 by yours truly after picking up a bottle of bottled-in-bond applejack when making a Red Hook rather than the intended rye whiskey. I then swapped applejack for calvados.
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Nutrition:

One serving of Red Apple Manhattan contains 148 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.3 standard drinks
  • 27.62% alc./vol. (27.62° proof)
  • 18 grams of pure alcohol

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G. M. Genovese’s Avatar G. M. Genovese
20th June 2024 at 12:07
Yes, the applejack (I used Laird's BIB) is good/great... But I was immediately eager to try this instead with calvados... It's funny, because the apple element/flavor is more dominant than in almost any other cocktail I've made. But, yeah, it does resemble a Manhattan, but a drier, more sharply/tartly-fruited version... I'm entranced.
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Nick Marks’ Avatar Nick Marks
30th December 2023 at 19:43
Lovely, double up the garnish to two cherries on a stick, perfection
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Jon Anderson’s Avatar Jon Anderson
16th June 2023 at 05:07
It was just ok.
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John Hinojos’ Avatar John Hinojos
21st March 2023 at 03:36
With only three ingredients, this is a delightful after-dinner cocktail or nightcap. Slightly bitter with hints of apple, cherry and spices. Perfect to relax after the day.
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Dommie coolvax’s Avatar Dommie coolvax
16th March 2023 at 19:33
I love Manhattans my wife not so much but she really enjoyed this one. A lovely cocktail for those who are not whiskey fans
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Sarah Shearer’s Avatar Sarah Shearer
21st May 2022 at 18:20
I always look forward to Simon’s weekly e-mail & there is a mini fist pump of joy if I read a recipe & realize I have all the ingredients :-)

This cocktail also got the nod of approval from He Who Is Hard To Please (definite double fist pump moment!)
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