Thursday Drink Night was moved this week to Saturday, so last night I spent some time with the fine folks of the Mixoloseum making apple-themed drinks. Calvados, applejack, apfelkorn, apple cider, apple juice, and some other goodies were all in play, but I stuck with calvados for two drinks. I’d say this — of all the recipe creation I’ve done in recent months, these are two of my favorite new drinks I’ve made.
Morin Snap
Morin Snap
1 1/2 oz Calvados (Calvados Morin Selection)
3/4 oz VSOP Cognac (Courvoisier VSOP)
1/2 oz Domaine de Canton ginger liqueur
1 bar spoon BenedictineShake and serve in a cocktail glass.
Rumdood also tried a variation on the Morin Snap that included half an egg white. I haven’t tried it yet, but could see it adding to the drink. That said, I think this cocktail as-is has a lot of punch and depth to it.
Martinez Honore
Martinez Honore
1 1/2 oz Old Tom Gin
1 1/2 oz Carpano Antica sweet vermouth
1/2 oz Calvados
1/4 oz Dry vermouth
2 dashes Peychauds bittersShake and serve in a cocktail glass. Garnish with a flamed lemon peel.
I’ve been on a Martinez kick lately and this is a nice variation of it. The calvados and dry vermouth add fairly subtle undertones to the quite strong old tom gin and heavy dose of sweet vermouth. I’ll most definitely be adding this to my regular rotation of cocktails.
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Matt, I tried the Martinez Honore as soon as you posted it, and it was delicious. Well done, sir. As you mention, the Calvados provides a nice little twist and plays well with the dry vermouth. Lovely thing.
By: Gabriel on December 9, 2008
at 11:29 am
Awesome, glad you liked it Gabe!
By: Matt Hamlin on December 9, 2008
at 11:49 am
hey i liked your post 🙂 thank you for sharing these useful and delicious posts with us 🙂
By: peterkenneth104 on December 26, 2012
at 6:16 am