Manager Mike Fox
Albert Street Cocktail Company
Guzman Riestra sidra natural is available at private wine stores. If Yellow Chartreuse isn’t available, 3 parts Green Chartreuse mixed with 1 part honey will suffice in a pinch.
Ingredients
1 green cardamom pod
2/3 oz Calvados
2/3 oz Cachaca
1/4 oz Yellow Chartreuse
1/2 oz simple syrup*
1 oz lemon juice
2 oz Guzman Riestra sidra natural
1 slice Granny Smith apple
Method
1. Gently muddle cardamom pod in the bottom of a cocktail shaker. The pod should be broken open, but the seeds not ground to powder.
2. Add all other ingredients. Fill shaker with ice. Shake and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish rim with a slice of Granny Smith apple.
Yield 1 drink
* to make simple syrup, mix equal parts sugar and water and heat until sugar is dissolved.