What kind of cocktails can you make with Calvados?

What kind of cocktails can you make with Calvados?

So flavoursome is calvados that it is often combined with other base spirits (e.g. gin in an Angel Face) but it is also delicious in a simple Calvados & Tonic. For the selection of calvados-based cocktails below I’ve favoured cocktails where the character of the apple brandy shines through in the finished cocktail.

Can you use Calvados in a gin and tonic?

Calvados is a wonderfully flavoursome base spirit in cocktail recipes, particularly with a young calvados that retains the fresh crisp notes of apple with less tannic oak influence. So flavoursome is calvados that it is often combined with other base spirits (e.g. gin in an Angel Face) but it is also delicious in a simple Calvados & Tonic.

Can you use cognac to make a Calvados?

Rather than replace the cognac entirely with calvados, you can combine the two and modify the proportions to benefit from their unique flavours: Just shake the ingredients with ice, strain them into a well-chilled coupe glass, and add a orange twist for garnish. You can also use vanilla sugar to rim the glass beforehand.

Which is the best Calvados for a fruit cup?

We say: The crisp dry apple freshness that calvados brings makes it one of the best base spirits in a fruit cup. With: Calvados, apple juice, lemon juice, cinnamon syrup and aromatic bitters.

What’s the best way to make a Calvados?

With: Calvados, lemon juice, lime juice, sugar syrup, raspberry syrup, grenadine, aromatic bitters and egg white. We say: Split citrus juices and split syrups add to this classic’s balance abd complexity. With: Port, calvados, sugar syrup and egg yolk.

What kind of bitters are in a Calvados?

With: Calvados, Strega, crément créole, lemon juice and creole-style bitters. We say: Originally garnished with a cherry but deserved more of an accoutrement. With: Calvados, Dubonnet Red, triple sec and aromatic bitters.