Widow's Kiss

Name: Widow's Kiss
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 1 serving
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1.5 oz calvados; 0.75 oz yellow chartreuse; 0.75 oz benedictine; 2 dash angostura bitters; fresh mint sprig (garnish)

A complex herbal cocktail with apple brandy and two French liqueurs.

brandyMedium~28% ABV

MethodStirGlassCoupeIcenoneGarnishfresh mint sprig

Recipe

Serves1

Ingredients

1½ ozcalvados
¾ ozyellow chartreuse
¾ ozbenedictine
2 dashangostura bitters
fresh mint spriggarnish

Tools

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Instructions

1Add calvados, yellow chartreuse, benedictine, and bitters to a mixing glass with ice.
2Stir for 20-30 seconds until well chilled.
3Strain into a chilled coupe glass.
4Garnish with a fresh mint sprig.

#after-dinner#classic#golden-age#pre-prohibition#spirit-forward

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History & Origin

The Widow's Kiss was published in George Kappeler's 1895 Modern American Drinks. It combines calvados with Benedictine and chartreuse for a complex herbal profile.

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