Honeymoon

Name: Honeymoon
Ingredients: 2 oz Apple Brandy (Calvados) (Quality Calvados recommended); 0.5 oz Benedictine; 0.5 oz Orange Curacao (Dry Curacao or Triple Sec); 0.5 oz Fresh Lemon Juice

A Prohibition-era gem that marries the crispness of apple brandy with the botanical depth of Benedictine. Its complex profile of fruit, herbs, and citrus made it a legendary favorite at Hollywood's famous Brown Derby restaurant.

Base

brandy

Difficulty

Medium

Glass

coupe

Strength

medium

Ingredients

2 ozApple Brandy (Calvados)(Quality Calvados recommended)
0.5 ozBenedictine
0.5 ozOrange Curacao(Dry Curacao or Triple Sec)
0.5 ozFresh Lemon Juice

Garnish: Lemon peel twist

Instructions

1Add the apple brandy, Benedictine, orange curacao, and fresh lemon juice into a shaker with ice.
2Shake vigorously until the outside of the shaker feels very cold (about 15 seconds).
3Fine strain the mixture into a chilled coupe or martini glass.
4Garnish with a lemon peel or twist.