The Baldwin Apple Cocktail
About the Baldwin Apple Cocktail
This autumnal apple-brandy cocktail gets added depth from three different rich syrups.
Ingredients in the Baldwin Apple Cocktail
- 1.5 oz Calvados
- 1 oz Fresh lemon juice
- 1 oz Spice Syrup*
- .5 oz Fee Brothers Falernum
- .5 oz Fee Brothers Orgeat Cordial Syrup
- 1 Egg white
Garnish: Nutmeg
Glass: Coupe
How to make the Baldwin Apple Cocktail
Add all the ingredients to a shaker. Shake briefly without ice to combine. Fill with ice, hard shake and strain into a chilled coupe glass. Garnish with grated nutmeg.
*Spice Syrup
INGREDIENTS:
- 1 Cinnamon stick
- 1 Star anise pod
- 4 Cloves
- 2 Cardamom pods
- 4 cups Water
- 3 cups Sugar
PREPARATION:
Add all the ingredients except the sugar to a large saucepan and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce the heat to low and simmer for 15 minutes. Add the sugar and simmer, stirring, for 5 minutes more. Remove from the heat and let stand until cool. Strain, and store in the refrigerator.
This drink is one of Gary Regan’s 101 Best New Cocktails. You can find the rest on his website, Ardent Spirits.
