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Calvados & Tonic

calvados & tonic

A G&T riff with a French twist.

Already popular in France, this take on the G&T—which swaps gin for French apple brandy—is picking up fans on this side of the Atlantic too. “Calvados can get pegged as a winter spirit or an after-dinner drink,” says Damn the Weather owner Bryn Lumsden. “Stretching it out with tonic allows it to become a daytime drink, as well as a summer drink.”

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 oz. Calvados
  • 3/4 oz. tonic syrup (such as Bradley’s Kina Tonic)
  • 3 oz. chilled soda water
  • Glass:Collins
  • Garnish:orange twist

Preparation

Combine the ingredients in an ice-filled glass and stir to combine. Garnish.

Note: A quality tonic water may be substituted for the tonic syrup and soda.

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