Ingredients

  • 1 ozcalvados
  • 1 ozdubonnet
  • ½ oztriple sec
  • 1 dashangostura bitters
  • 🍋Orange twist(garnish)

🔧 Tools

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Instructions

  1. Add all ingredients to a mixing glass with ice.
  2. Stir for 20-30 seconds until well chilled.
  3. Strain into a chilled coupe.
  4. Express an orange twist over the drink and drop in.

📜 History

The Ante Cocktail appears in the 1930 Savoy Cocktail Book, combining American apple brandy with the French apéritif wine Dubonnet. The name suggests this drink was intended to be served before dinner as an appetite stimulant.

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