calvados

Princess Mary's Pride

Princess Mary's Pride

It's pride month and we wanted to contribute with a pride inspired cocktail. We chose a funky yet elegant cocktail as our pride entry, using props from American friend Dan Magro [https://www.instagram.com/danmagro/] as well as the least straight glass we possess… Princess Mary's Pride Recipe by Harry Craddock Ingredients: 2 oz calvados 1 oz Dubonnet 0,5 oz dry vermouth Mixing: Stir all ingredients with fresh ice and strain into an eye catching coupe. Glassware: coupe
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Spanish Caravan

Spanish Caravan

This cocktail caught our attention because it mixes tequila and calvados, which we thought was a bit unusual. And as there's also favourite liqueur - allspice dram - in it we had to give it a go.⁣ ⁣ It ends up being a drink bursting with flavour. The allspice liqueur is of course really noticeable, despite its small quantity. The semi dry sherry helps bridging the allspice with the calvados, and the tequila hoovers above everything in the most elegant way.⁣ ⁣ A true little gem this cocktail is
Allspice dram calvados
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Apple Press

Apple Press

We still think vinegar in drinks are quite exciting. But it’s definitely about finding the right proportions when you use it. Take too little and you won’t even notice it’s in there. But take too much and you will end up with an undrinkable cocktail. In this recipe for the Apple Press we think the proportions are just right. It’s fun to pair apple vinegar with both apple brandy and apple juice. What you get is an apple tasting drink with a noticeable sting from the apple cider vinegar. Apple P
bourbon calvados
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Calvados & Tonic

Calvados & Tonic

Calvados & Tonic is in the end kind of a Christmas riff of the classic Gin & Tonic. Swapping gin for apple brandy means you end up with a slightly less bitter cocktail, with the apple shining through quite noticeably. If you want to make the cocktail even more Christmassy you could add a few drops of allspice dram at the top of the forming foam. Cheers, and Merry Christmas! Calvados & Tonic Recipe Ingredients: 1,5 oz Calvados 0,75 oz Swedish Tonic syrup 3 oz club soda Mixing: Shake the Calva
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Customs Clearance

Customs Clearance

When we commented on how beautiful one of the glasses used by Susan over at @susandjones27 [https://www.instagram.com/susandjones27/] was, she kindly offered to gift us the glass! So off on a journey from the US to Sweden it went, thankfully arriving in one piece a few weeks later. As an hommage to Susan’s kindness, we wanted to create an original cocktail recipe, using both Swedish and American products. We started off with some delicious apple juice, made from freshly harvested Swedish apple
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Devil's Barrel

Devil's Barrel

This cocktail gets its gorgeous color from Aperol, which also gives the drink a bittersweet flavour which we are so into. We also think pairing Calvados and honey syrup is a clever move, these two flavors go so well together. This cocktail is very much in season now during autumn. The whisky base means it’s a boozy and dark drink, that you’d want to sip on slowly. Maybe in front of the fire place, together with a good book (or rather a tablet these days). We are certainly ready to welcome both
aperol calvados
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Enchanted Orchard

Enchanted Orchard

We thought there was something almost fairy tale-like over the Enchanted Orchard cocktail by Joaquin Simó from Death & Co. The name of the drink makes us think about magic forests, strange creatures . . . and unicorns for some reason. We wanted to shoot the cocktail while it was dark outside, and just have some lit candles in the background to further enhance the mysterious theme. The cinnamon sticks used as garnish also help to make you think of trees and forests with every sip. And this is a
benedictine calvados
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Vichy Cycle

Vichy Cycle

When traveling abroad we always try to bring back home some local spirits. So when we recently visited Berlin we bought a few small bottles of Kuemmerling, a “kräuterlikör” meaning it's made of herbs. Then started the search for the perfect cocktail in which this new acquisition would be able to shine. Soon we found the Vichy Cycle by Erik Hakkinen. It mixes the Kuemmerling with Calvados and dry vermouth, hence creating a rather bitter cocktail. The drink gets brown, rich and strong. It's real
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