Post #314208 by drcocktail on Thu, Jun 21, 2007 8:11 PM

On 2007-01-15 12:10, thejab wrote:

On 2007-01-14 01:02, TikiSan wrote:

Jab,

How would you rate this drink? How is the complexity? What are the main flavors?

Ted Haigh loves Applejack and Calvados.

It's sweet, so it makes a delicious after-dinner cocktail. It tastes like apple pie - the pimento adds a marvelous spicy flavor.

I love Applejack and Calvados as well, if you like apples and booze then you'll like them very much.

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I'd like to make this drink not so sweet. The way I drink it is with extra orange bitters. I also look for the driest ciders I can find. Regardless, it should taste like a cold version of hot apple pie. From my point of view, if you go for extra orange bitters, you're entering that sophisticated Negroni realm: sweet, bitter, more refreshing. Sweet is fine, but I find I only drink a single sweet cocktail. With attention to balance, maybe a couple more! I'm very glad you liked it, and the member who said I love Calvados and Applejack, well, that person knows me well.

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--Doc.