Nadia George
February 21, 2024
French provinces are known for their wines and delectable cheese offerings certainly, but if there is one cider which occupies a really distinguished spot in the repository of fine French liquors, it is the Calvados.
Apple and ginger is a no-brainer pairing so the brandy infused with carbonated beer full of zesty, spicy and gingery notes would make for the perfect match. Garnish with an apple slice or lime wheel and if you want to introduce slightly bitter notes, add some bitters into the mix.
You can make some delicious apple blossom cocktails using this alluring liquor with its rather seductive hue, some vermouth and orange bitters. The drink acquires a very zesty taste which gives it a refreshing texture.
The fragrance and taste of apples in the liquor gives the drink a slightly sweet taste and when it is infused with aromatic bitters and sugar syrup. You can also use egg whites in the cocktail following the traditional recipe so the drink attains a nice foamy layer at the top.
Crusta is a cocktail which is garnished with a sugar rim and a citrus peel collar. You can craft a rather sophisticated crusta cocktail with calvados, maraschino liqueur, grapefruit and passionfruit juices and just a hint of grenadine syrup.
The drink has a very fresh quality and has a very subtle yellow colour which makes it all the more inviting on a warm, summer day. Perfect for serving in large batches, make the jack collins next time you host a summer barbecue.
You can craft this cocktail using premium calvados, gentian liqueur, dry vermouth, elderflower liqueur and absinthe for imbuing it with some stunning floral and aromatic qualities.