Apple brandy

Applejack, Calvados, Lairds

Apple brandies can vary greatly in terms of flavor, color, and sweetness. Make sure to tweak your drink to take advantage of the type you have on hand. Be sure you have a brandy – dry, faintly sweet – and not a liqueur, which is much sweeter.

Calvados is a special type of dry apple brandy, made in France’s Lower Normandy region. It’s made in the eau de vie process, and then aged in oak casks for at least two years.

We’ll make a note when a recipe specifically calls for calvados or applejack, or any other specific type of apple brandy.

Apple
Apple bitters
Apple liqueur
Apple vodka
Cider
Hard cider
Pear brandy

Cocktails that use Apple brandy

American Trilogy
Sugar cube, Orange bitters, Rye whiskey...
Angel Face
Gin, Apple brandy, Apricot liqueur...
Apple Brandy Old-Fashioned
Aromatic bitters, Maple syrup, Apple brandy...
Apple Sidecar
Vodka, Apple brandy, Lemon...
Applejack Rabbit
Apple brandy, Lemon, Orange...
Architects and Kings
Rye whiskey, Amaro, Apple brandy...
Autumn Meadow
Bourbon, Apple brandy, Mead...
Bells Will Be Ringing hot cocktail with dark rum, apple brandy, amaretto, cherry liqueur, pineapple syrup, ginger syrup, lemon juice, and Earl Grey tea
Bells Will be Ringing
Dark rum, Apple brandy, Cherry brandy...
Black Apple Old Fashioned
Kräuterlikör, Apple brandy, Apple bitters...
Bronco Buster
Apple brandy, Rye whiskey, Lemon...
Calvados Cocktail
Apple brandy, Triple sec, Orange...
Champagne Cocktail
Sugar cube, Aromatic bitters, Brandy...
Corpse Reviver No. 1
Apple brandy, Sweet vermouth, Brandy...
Deauville
Brandy, Apple brandy, Triple sec...
Door 74
Apple brandy, Dry vermouth, Lemon...
Elegant Without Number
Vodka, Apple brandy, Orange curaçao...
Fallback
Rye whiskey, Apple brandy, Sweet vermouth...
Forbidden Fruit
Apple brandy, Gin apéritif, Lemon...
Four in Hand
Bourbon, Apple brandy, Dark rum...
Garden State Julep
Mint, Lemon syrup, Rosé wine...
Gingerly
Ginger liqueur, Genever, Apple brandy...
Harvest Moon
Apple brandy, Lime, Orgeat...
Harvest Sling
Apple brandy, Cherry brandy, Sweet herbal liqueur...
Harvest Sour
Rye whiskey, Apple brandy, Lemon...