Scotch Apple Pie

Name: Scotch Apple Pie
Ingredients: 1.5 oz Apple Brandy; 1.5 oz Monkey Shoulder Blended Scotch; 2 bar spoon Apple Butter; 1 bar spoon Ginger Syrup; 1 bar spoon Cinnamon Syrup; .25 oz Allspice Dram; .25 oz Lemon Juice; 2 dash(es) The Bitter Truth Creole Bitters; 2 ea Black Pepper

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By Noah Heath

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Submitted on: April 6, 2022

Seasonal

Spirit Forward

Pie > Cake! Now that I have your attention, let me explain. I’ve never had a bad piece of pie, and one of my favorites is cinnamon apple pie. This mix is a riff on a Humble Pie Cocktail from Difford’s Guide. A split base of Apple Brandy and Blended Scotch bring the pasty crust notes and start the apple pie kick. From then on it’s all about the familiar flavors of apple pie. Cinnamon and ginger syrups, allspice dram, and the flavor bomb -Apple Butter round out the usual suspects here. Lemon juic...

Ingredients

1.5 oz
Apple Brandy

1.5 oz
Monkey Shoulder Blended Scotch

2 bar spoon
Apple Butter

1 bar spoon
Ginger Syrup

1 bar spoon
Cinnamon Syrup

.25 oz
Allspice Dram

.25 oz
Lemon Juice

2 dash(es)
The Bitter Truth Creole Bitters

2 ea
Black Pepper

Instructions

Garnish

Brown sugar brittle

Build

Shake & Double Strain

Glass

Old Fashioned/Rocks

Estimated strength

About 24% ABV (estimate)

By Noah Heath

Mixologist

I'm just a guy who, like most people two years go, found himself with a lot free time and a bar full of odds and ends and figured out he liked making cocktails while in quarantine! I love to cook and experiment in the kitchen, this seemed like the next great frontier to scratch that creative itch!...

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Add all ingredients to a shaker tin with ice. Shake for 10 seconds and double strain into a rocks glass with a large ice cube. Garnish with a lemon twist and a few shards of brown sugar brittle.

Editor's Note

Apple butter and a split base of brandy and scotch recreate the profile of a warm pie. Black pepper and Creole bitters add an earthy, savory depth that keeps the sweetness in check.