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Apple Brandy Sour

Difford’s Guide
Discerning Drinkers (132)
Apple Brandy Sour image
Measurements in:
Serves:
1
Ingredients
1 1⁄2 fl oz Calvados / apple brandy / straight applejack
3⁄4 fl oz Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
1⁄2 fl oz Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water) 65.0°Brix
1⁄2 fl oz Egg white (pasteurised) or 3 dash Fee Brothers Fee Foam cocktail foamer
3 dash Angostura Aromatic Bitters

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How to make

Glass

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Prepare

  1. Select and pre-chill an OLD-FASHIONED GLASS.
  2. Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist and skewered lemon slice wheel and Luxardo Maraschino Cherry sail.

Method

  1. SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
  2. STRAIN back into shaker.
  3. DRY SHAKE (without ice).
  4. FINE STRAIN into ice-filled glass.

Garnish

  1. EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and discard.
  2. Garnish with skewered lemon slice wheel and maraschino cherry (sail).

Flavour Profile

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
More cocktails with similar strength and taste profile

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Apple Brandy Sour contains 170 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1 standard drinks
  • 13.76% alc./vol. (27.52° proof)
  • 14.5 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

  • Egg white (pasteurised) — Eggs

Values stated for alcohol and calorie content, and number of drinks an ingredient makes should be considered approximate.

Review

Sour by name - balanced sweet and sour apple by nature.

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Comments & Discussion

trendomexico Premium Member
All the time I have around 250 bottles in my little bar plus bitters, syrups. But I never tasted before the clavados, so I was looking for a naked recipe in order to really understand it. It has to be a young clavados since is very clear the apple notes. Is lovely, not very well known here, I will serve it in my next happy hour in the office (each friday at 4pm- until drop)
score: 2
Calvin Grant Premium Member
El Trendo, I wish I had another one hundred fifty bottles in my cabinet. Salud.
score: 2
Beverly Stanton
Very nice cocktail to showcase Calvados. I feel calvados is under appreciated. Recommend.
score: 4
Peter M Premium Member
I'm new to Calvados. Which one do you like to use in cocktails?
score: 1
Tony Jones
Very smooth and well balanced. The apple and lemon blend well. A great use for our spare egg whites.
score: 3
Egg McKenzie
this is decent
score: 2
Ignacy Szczupal Premium Member
More complex than its bourbon namesake and without the tartness of the lemon/alcohol combo thanks to the apple that would make this cocktail seem soft. Very treacherous and very good!
score: 2
Geoff B.
I dialed back the sugar and should have followed Simon. Great cocktail and the egg white really smooths out the lemon bite. Having the apple flavor in a sour is perfect for fall cocktail.
score: 2
David M. Premium Member
Terrific! Using Daron calvados and Demerara syrup, the apple flavor was deliciously present. So interesting that apple and lemon would work so well together. Prefer it to a whiskey sour!
score: 3
John Hinojos Premium Member
Delicious. The citrus and apple flavours work together wonderfully. Would be perfect before or after dinner.
score: 3
jason keane
This is a very good sour- the apple and lemon are well matched. I made mine with Lairds applejack; will try again with calvados next time.....
score: 2

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