Apple Brandy Old Fashioned

Ingredients

• 2 oz Calvados
• 0.25 oz Demerara Syrup
• 2 dashes Angostura Bitters
• 1 dash Orange Bitters
• Orange peel · optional garnish

Method

1. 1

   Add the Calvados, demerara syrup, and both bitters to a mixing glass with ice.

2. 2

   Stir until well-chilled, about 20-30 seconds.

3. 3

   Strain into a rocks glass over fresh ice.

4. 4

   Express an orange peel over the drink and drop it in.

The Story

Swapping the whiskey in an Old Fashioned for apple brandy is a modern bartender's move, and it works because the template is so forgiving. Apple brandy has a long American history, from colonial-era applejack to French Calvados.