Fall Classic

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Fall Classic
Use fresh apple cider, found in the refrigerated juice section at supermarkets—or even better, the heady unpasteurized stuff from a local orchard, if you're lucky enough to find some.

Makes1

Recipe from Gramercy Tavern in NYC

Photograph by Matt Duckor

November 2012

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup sugar
• 15 sprigs thyme
• 2 tablespoons apple brandy (such as Calvados or Laird's)
• 2 tablespoons bourbon
• 2 tablespoons fresh apple cider
• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
• 1 dash of Angostura bitters
• Dried or fresh apple slice (optional)

Preparation

Step 1

Preparation

Bring sugar and 1/2 cup water to a boil in a small saucepan over medium heat, stirring to dissolve sugar. Remove pan from heat; add thyme sprigs and let syrup cool completely (a clear thyme flavor should come through). Discard thyme sprigs. (Leftover thyme simple syrup will keep indefinitely in the refrigerator.)

Fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Add 1 tablespoon thyme simple syrup, apple brandy, and next 4 ingredients. Shake cocktail vigorously 10-15 times and strain into a chilled Martini glass. Garnish with apple slice, if desired.

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