Apple Blossom

by Jeffrey Morgenthaler

Preparation

Combine ingredients in a mixing glass with ice and stir until chilled.

Glass
Rocks Glass
Ice
Large Cube

The Apple Blossom bridges French and American spirits with quiet sophistication. Calvados brings orchard fruit and oak, while bourbon adds warmth and spice, the two brown spirits finding common ground through Lillet's honeyed, subtly bitter backbone. A touch of herbal complexity rounds out the edges, leaving a drink that's aromatic and gently sweet but never cloying—autumn in a glass, meant for slow sipping.