Apple Beverage #3

As I've mentioned before, I've been working on a beverage that tastes like apple. For now at least, I'm referring to it as "Apple Beverage". At some point I plan to discuss Apple Beverage #1 and #2, but this is Apple Beverage #3.

Apple Beverage #3
1.5 oz Applejack
.5 oz Allspice Dram
.5 oz Domaine de Canton

This one is less crisp apple and more apple pie. The allspice dram gives it a lot of spice, and the Domaine gives it a bit of a kick. I added a dash of Boker's Bitters to help balance out the sweetness. That helped, but not enough. The allspice dram tends to be a bit overpowering as well.

Apple Beverage

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So I've been working on a cocktail that tastes like an apple. It's hard! I started off with Applejack, lemon juice, and Domaine de Canton. The first iteration was quite good, but very, very lemony. I'll post it here sometime. The second was more apple like, but still too lemony, so I switched to lemon vodka. I'll need to fool around a bit more, but the lemon vodka is the right idea, I think. Last night I tried something a bit different -- I threw together lemon vodka, St. Germain, and Applejack. It didn't really work. There might be a good drink in there somewhere, but it's not going to be particularly apple-flavored. This iteration had too much St. Germain, so it mostly tasted like elderflower. I wonder if some dry vermouth might not help some of these recipes?