The Pommeau from Mt. Defiance in Middleburg, Virginia, is the proper mixture of cider and apple brandy, aged collectively for one 12 months in used bourbon barrels. Not like many manufacturers of fortified cider, the small-batch producer is ready to hold the manufacturing of this beverage in-house due to its twin licensing as a cidery and distillery. Candy and apple-forward with a lift of brandy heat, the caramel sweet flavors of the barrel-aged apple wine go properly with the herbaceous and strong Amaro Meletti. The proper after-dinner sipper.
Makes 1 cocktail
Components
1 ½ ounces rye whiskey
1 ounce Mt. Defiance Pommeau Barrel Aged Apple Wine
¾ ounce Amaro Meletti
2 dashes Charge Brothers Outdated Style Fragrant Bitters
Garnish: orange peel
Instructions
Measure all elements right into a mixing glass. Fill 3/4 full with ice and stir gently to mix for 15 to twenty seconds. Pressure right into a coupe glass and garnish with an orange peel, releasing the oils over the drink earlier than serving.
TIP: Don’t skip out on the orange peel oils! It might seem to be an added step, however these delicate oils add plenty of aroma to your cocktails and improve the amaro flavors.
