Ante Cocktail

Name: Ante Cocktail
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 1 serving
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 oz calvados; 1 oz dubonnet; 0.5 oz triple sec; 1 dash angostura bitters; Orange twist (garnish)

A bold pre-Prohibition aperitif combining apple brandy with Dubonnet and triple sec for a complex, fruity opener.

brandyMedium~26% ABV

MethodStirGlassCoupeIcenoneGarnishOrange twist

Recipe

Serves1

Ingredients

1 ozcalvados
1 ozdubonnet
½ oztriple sec
1 dashangostura bitters
Orange twistgarnish

Tools

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Instructions

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

#classic#savoy#aperitif#apple#stirred

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History & Origin

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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