Orchard Thief: A Fall Cocktail

Name: Orchard Thief: A Fall Cocktail
Yield: 10
Cuisine: American

RECIPE: Gary Wallach for Harold’s Meat + Three, New York City
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Photo: Nikki Vanco

October 21, 2018

A spiced apple shrub anchors this whiskey cocktail from NYC.

It’s prime apple-picking season, and if you’re wondering what to do with that haul of fresh fruit, try making an apple cinnamon shrub. The versatile ingredient lends a tangy spice to this fall cocktail.

Ingredients

1 1/2 oz. whiskey (Wallach uses Jack Daniels)
3/4 oz. cinnamon apple shrub
3/4 oz. fresh lemon juice
1/2 oz. Cynar
1 dash Angostura bitters
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Cinnamon Apple Shrub
1 cup Macintosh apples
1 cup Gala apples
1 cup Honeycrisp apples
1 cup Demerara sugar
1 cup apple cider vinegar
4 cinnamon sticks, crushed
1 nutmeg, cracked
10 cloves

Tools:shaker, strainer
Glass:rocks
Garnish:dried apple slice

Preparation

Add all the ingredients to a shaker with ice and shake. Strain into a rocks glass over fresh ice. Garnish.

Cinnamon Apple ShrubChop the apples and add them to a container with the sugar and spices. Let them macerate for 3 days. Add the apple cider vinegar and mix together. Strain the apples out of the mixture and store in the refrigerator when not in use.