Apple Crisp Cocktail from Union Square Cafe
Apple Crisp Cocktail from Union Square Cafe is a dairy free, primal, and vegetarian beverage. This recipe covers 17% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe makes 1 servings with 857 calories, 7g of protein, and 4g of fat each. If you have laird's 100 proof apple brandy, juice from 1 lemon, club soda, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 1 hour and 45 minutes.
Instructions
Place ¼ cup cardamom pods in a resealable jar. Crush with a wooden spoon to crack about half the pods (this can also be done in a mortar and pestle.) Top with 1 cup bourbon, shake, infuse for 1 1/2 hours at room temperature. Strain through a fine mesh strainer, discard solids, and re-bottle bourbon.
To make the cocktail: Fill a cocktail shaker with ice.
Add apple brandy, cardamom-infused bourbon, lemon juice, and honey syrup. Shake until well chilled, about 15 seconds.
Strain into an ice-filled highball glass. Top with soda and garnish with lemon twist.