Apple Liqueur

Ripe-apple-flavored liqueur built on neutral spirit (sometimes apple eau-de-vie) with apple juice/extract and moderate sweetening, typically 20-30% ABV. Soft cooked-apple, baked-apple, and orchard-fruit notes — sweeter and rounder than the candy-sour Granny Smith profile of sour-apple liqueurs. Reference brands: Berentzen Apfel, Bols Apple, Marie Brizard Apry. Used in apple martinis (non-sour), apple Manhattans, hot-toddy fall cocktails.