How to Make A Cardamom Apple Sidecar
Featured Image Credit: The Gourmet Bon Vivant
Prep time: 5 minutes
Serves: 1
Ingredients
- 1.5 oz cognac or brandy
- ½ oz fresh pressed apple juice
- ¾ oz cardamom-infused Cointreau
- ½ oz fresh lemon juice
- Pinch of ground cardamom
- Ice
- Thin apple slice, dehydrated (garnish)
Instructions
- Combine cognac, apple juice, cardamom Cointreau, lemon juice, and a pinch of ground cardamom in a shaker with ice.
- Shake vigorously for 15 seconds.
- Strain into a chilled coupe glass.
- Garnish with a dehydrated apple slice fanned across the rim.
Notes
Spring’s sophistication: A subtle, elegant cocktail that embraces spring’s warming spices.
Cardamom Cointreau: Soak 1 teaspoon crushed green cardamom pods in 1 cup Cointreau for 3 days, then strain.
Apple juice: Use fresh-pressed or high-quality cold-pressed juice, the fresher, the better.
