The Old Haunt

COCKTAIL INGREDIENTS:
- 45 ml Apple Brandy
(Preferably Laird’s Straight Apple Brandy Bottled in Bond)
- 15 ml Amaro Averna
- 7,5 ml Rich Demerara Syrup (2:1)
- 2 Dashes of Black Walnut Bitters

GARNISH:
- Orange Twist

INSTRUCTIONS:
• Combine all of the ingredients in a mixing glass.
• Add ice and stir for 30-45 sec. or approx. 60 revolutions.
• Strain into a cocktail glass over a large ice cube.
• Garnish with an orange twist.

Cocktail author: Anders Erickson.

Autumn is high time for apples and in cocktail world that means warming apple brandy and calvados cocktails. The perfect recipe embracing this ingredient comes from Anders Erickson and turns it into a remarkable sipper.

As you probably guessed the base of the cocktail is Apple brandy with signature apple, aged oak and a touch of spice notes at the end. Amaro Averna steers the cocktail into a bitter-sweet direction with addition of citrus, liquorice and caramel flavours. Rich demerara syrup embraces the warming flavour profile and increases the complexity with bold, molasses forward taste. Lastly, a couple of dashes of black walnut bitters binds the ingredients together with nutty, slightly sweet profile, further expanding the flavour gamma.

The Old Haunt is a lovely stir-down cocktail, full of rich, complex and warming flavours. Perfect autumn-winter drink to be enjoyed on those cold dark evenings.

Source material:
https://thebarspoon.com/recipe/old_haunt/