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French Calvados cider served fresh
Elegant and special French Calvados cider

Calvados & Apple Cider Cocktail

Author: Flavelo
Recipes Quick Meals Drinks
Normandy in a glass. The French know you can never have enough apple: here we marry cider with noble apple brandy (Calvados). The result is a sophisticated, adult drink where Calvados' oak aging adds depth and cider adds sparkling lightness. An elegant choice for an aperitif.
🕒 Prep Time 10 mins
⌛ Total Time 10 mins
🍽️ Servings 2 servings
🔥 Calories 180 kcal
🌍 Cuisine French

Ingredients

Equipment Needed

  • Cutting Board and Knife
  • Bar Spoon
  • Wide Mouth Glass (e.g. Tumbler)

Allergen Information

⚠️ Alcohol

Instructions

1 ✓

Wash apple and cut into paper-thin slices or small cubes.

Tip: Thin slices look elegant in the glass and release flavor over a larger surface area.
2 ✓

Dissolve honey in Calvados in a small glass.

Tip: Honey dissolves easier in alcohol than in cold cider.
3 ✓

Fill glasses with ice and layer apple slices in between.

Tip: Layer: ice, apple, ice, apple. Looks spectacular.
4 ✓

Pour honeyed Calvados over the ice.

Tip: Chill the alcohol.
5 ✓

Top with cold cider and stir gently with cinnamon stick.

Tip: Use cinnamon stick as a 'spoon', it flavors meanwhile.
6 ✓

Garnish with mint and the cinnamon stick left in.

Tip: Cheers! (Santé!)

Recipe FAQ

What is Calvados?
It's a French protected designation of origin apple brandy. If unavailable, substitute high-quality apple brandy, though taste will be rawer.
Drink is too strong.
Use more ice and cider, halve the Calvados. It's a cocktail, ratios are adjustable to taste.

Ingredients

  • 1 2/3 cups Dry Hard Cider
  • 2 oz Calvados (or Apple Brandy)
  • 1 pc Fresh, Crisp Apple (e.g. Granny Smith)
  • 1 tbsp Liquid Honey
  • 2 pcs Cinnamon Sticks
  • 1 handful Ice Cubes
  • 4 sprigs Fresh Mint