Granny's Candle

Name: Granny's Candle
Ingredients: 1 oz Laird's Bottled In Bond Apple Brandy; 1 oz Linie Aquavit; 1/2 oz Giffard Ginger Of The Indies; 1 oz Granny Smith Apple Juice (acid Adjusted); 1/2 oz Honey Syrup (2:1); 4 drop(s) Scrappy's Cardamom Bitters

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By Mike Vander Horn

5.0 Submitted on: July 5, 2022

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When creating cocktails on the fly (which is really my process even when writing them) some flavor combos are easier to decide on than others. This drink came together because my friend didn’t like one of the ingredients in the original pairing I’d had in mind (green apple and cilantro). So while my boyfriend was juicing up the apples, I was naming ingredients, and this delicious and perfect cocktail was born. I’d had just enough honey on hand to whip up the syrup for two drinks (Bf and I had it...

Ingredients

1 oz
Laird's Bottled In Bond Apple Brandy

1 oz
Linie Aquavit

1/2 oz
Giffard Ginger Of The Indies

1 oz
Granny Smith Apple Juice (acid Adjusted)

1/2 oz
Honey Syrup (2:1)

4 drop(s)
Scrappy's Cardamom Bitters

Instructions

Garnish

Apple Fan

Build

Shake & Double Strain

Glass

Old Fashioned/Rocks

By Mike Vander Horn

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Add all ingredients to a shaker tin with ice and shake well. Double strain into a rocks glass over a large clear cube. Garnish with an apple fan.

Editor's Note

Aquavit's caraway spice meets bonded apple brandy in this inventive sour. Tart apple, ginger, and honey create a complex profile that's aromatic, spicy, and deeply autumnal.

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5.0

Crafted Pour

4 August 2026

This sounds like a fantastic, aromatic combination! Do you have a preferred ratio for acid-adjusting your apple juice that you'd recommend for others trying to replicate this?

Stan Bissell

11 July 2022