Harvest Moon cocktail

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It's apple season and nothing says happiness like a seasonal beverage to warm you up.  I knew I wanted something with apple brandy tonight since a friend recently gave me some bottles made with local Gravensteins so I turned to the PDT Cocktail book and started scanning.  Few resources have been so consistently reliable; it has a lot of spirit forward options and the sweetest drinks are never too sweet (I save my candy for dessert).  Then I flipped the page to the Harvest Moon.  Eureka.

I'm a big fan of Manhattans and Neil Young so this drink did the trick. 

Ingredients

  • 1.5 oz. rye whiskey

  • 1 oz. Lillet Blanc

  • 1/2 oz. Green Chartreuse

  • 1/2 oz. apple brandy

  • 3 dashes of Angostura bitters

Stir ingredients with ice and strain into a chilled coupe.  Garnish with an orange twist.

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