Drinks

Apple Barrel

  • Serves

    makes 1 Cocktail

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At the vermouth-focused bar Amor y Amargo in New York City, cognac, apple brandy, and an apple-mint vermouth are combined for a decidedly autumnal cocktail. Becherovka, a spicy, bittersweet Czech liqueur, lends a complex herbal flavor; dashes of apple bitters amp up the fruit aromatics. This recipe first appeared in our November 2014 issue with the story Vermouth on the Rise.

Ingredients

  • 1 oz. vermouth, preferably Uncouth Vermouth Apple Mint
  • 34 oz. apple brandy
  • 34 oz. cognac
  • 14 oz. Becherovka liqueur
  • 2 dashes apple bitters

Instructions

Step 1

Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Strain into an old-fashioned glass with a large ice cube. Twist a 1" strip orange peel over cocktail; drop peel into glass.

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