Apple Cart

Apple Cart

  • Strong
  • Somewhat sour
3.0 average

Ingredients

  • 1 1⁄2 oz Calvados / apple brandy / straight applejack
  • 1 oz Cointreau triple sec liqueur
  • 2⁄3 oz Lemon juice
  • 1⁄3 oz Apple Schnapps liqueur optional
  • 1⁄3 oz Chilled water omit if using wet ice

Method

Glassware:

Serve in a Coupe glass

Prepare:

  1. Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
  2. Prepare garnish of (optional sugar rim) and apple wedge or dehydrated apple slice.

Method:

  1. SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
  2. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish:

  1. Garnish with apple wedge on rim or float dehydrated apple slice .

Nutrition:

One serving of Apple Cart contains 206 calories

History:

When a Sidecar is made with calvados instead of cognac it becomes an Apple Cart.

Review:

A splash of apple liqueur helps balance this otherwise overly sour calvados-based Sidecar.