Them Apples

Them Apples

Yields 1 cocktail

1 ¾ oz. Laird’s Applejack

1 oz. Apple Cider Shrub (recipe down below)

¾ oz. Cinnamon simple syrup (recipe down below)

¼ oz. lemon juice

2 dashes Allspice Bitters ( recipe down below and can be omitted)

Method:

In the small part of a Boston shaker, pour applejack, shrub, simple syrup. Lemon juice and bitters into it.
Fill with ice and seal the Boston shaker with the other half.
Shake for about 30 seconds. The shaker will begin to frost slightly and be cold to the touch.
Open the shaker by applying force with the heel of your hand to the side of the shaker.
Stain the cocktail with a hawthorn strainer into a rocks glass with fresh rocks(ice)
To garnish, cut the apple into quarters around the core. Thinly slice an apple with a mandolin to thin uniformed apple slices.
Stack three of the apple slices together and pin with a clove.
Now that the apples are secured, you can fan the apples out and place them on the cocktail.

Apple Cider Shrub

Yields 12 oz.

4 oz. Apple Cider

4 oz. Sugar

2 oz. apple cider vinegar

2 oz. Rice wine vinegar

1 ea. Cinnamon stick

1 ea. Cloves

1 ea. Star anise

Method:

In a saucepot, combine apple cider, sugar, cinnamon stick, cloves, and star anise
Over medium heat, bring the mixture to a boil while stirring to ensure that the sugar is fully dissolved.
Once the mixture has boiled, remove from heat and allow the spices to steep for about 15 minutes.
Strain the spices from the syrup base and add both types of vinegar to the cooled syrup to create the shrub.
Store the shrub in an airtight container and the refrigerator.

Cinnamon Simple Syrup

Yields 16 oz.

8 oz. Sugar

8 oz. Water

4 ea. Cinnamon sticks

Method:

In a sauce, pot combine all of the ingredients
Over medium heat, bring the mixture to a boil while stirring to ensure that the sugar is fully dissolved.
Remove from heat and all for the cinnamon sticks to infuse for about 15 minutes.
There should be a strong cinnamon flavor
Strain the cinnamon sticks from the simple syrup
Store in an airtight container and the refrigerator.

All Spice Bitters

Yields 10z.

10 oz. Rittenhouse Rye

1 ea. Orange, zested

1 palm full Allspice

½ tsp. Gentian root

Method:

In a saute pan toast the allspice till aromatic
In an airtight container combine all of the ingredients
Allow for the bitters to infuse for 7 to 10 days
The finished product should have a strong allspice flavor and a pleasant bitterness.
Strain the mixture and store in an airtight container or bitter bottles.