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Apr. 30th, 2012 08:57 pm
La pomme de mon œil
We may not have gone out on Saturday, but that didn't stop us from partying a bit. The GWO mentioned "having a cocktail" in the front room, which inspired me to look through the book and select a couple of tasty-sounding preparations with Calvados. I haven't made many of these before since all we've had in the house is the Chauffe-Cœur Hors d'Age which is far too good to be adulterated. Alas, it's still unavailable around here but Nuphy did find some VSOP which he kindly brought over for Easter.
I couldn't decide between the Bentley (equal parts Calvados and Dubonnet rouge) and the Coronation (equal parts Calvados, sweet vermouth, dry vermouth, and a touch of apricot brandy) so I made both. Neither one knocked my socks off but the second seemed particularly bland given the variety of ingredients. One thing they were not, however, was weak; I'd barely had a sip of the Coronation when I began to feel myself getting light-headed. So that was it for my experimentation!
It's a shame because if I'd persevered, I might've hit upon something more interesting. Like the Tulip Cocktail, which is quite similar to the Coronation but without the dry vermouth and with half measures respectively of the apricot brandy and some lemon juice. Or the Royal Union, which weds Calvados to three kinds of amari and chocolate bitters to boot! And then there's the Bitter Maestro, which I was forced to make a counterfeit version of at a previous party. We've since acquired everything we need for it (rye, Dubonnet) so, come this Saturday, look out!
I couldn't decide between the Bentley (equal parts Calvados and Dubonnet rouge) and the Coronation (equal parts Calvados, sweet vermouth, dry vermouth, and a touch of apricot brandy) so I made both. Neither one knocked my socks off but the second seemed particularly bland given the variety of ingredients. One thing they were not, however, was weak; I'd barely had a sip of the Coronation when I began to feel myself getting light-headed. So that was it for my experimentation!
It's a shame because if I'd persevered, I might've hit upon something more interesting. Like the Tulip Cocktail, which is quite similar to the Coronation but without the dry vermouth and with half measures respectively of the apricot brandy and some lemon juice. Or the Royal Union, which weds Calvados to three kinds of amari and chocolate bitters to boot! And then there's the Bitter Maestro, which I was forced to make a counterfeit version of at a previous party. We've since acquired everything we need for it (rye, Dubonnet) so, come this Saturday, look out!
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