Sour Apple Recipe
Smirnoff vodka and sour apple liqueur, shaken and strained with a little cherry.
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Ingredients
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Cocktail
Garnish & Finish
Method
Cocktail
Combine ingredients
Add 2 oz Smirnoff vodka, 1 oz sour apple liqueur, 0.25 oz fresh lemon juice, and 0.25 oz simple syrup into a cocktail shaker.
Add ice and shake
Fill the shaker with ice (about 1 cup) so the liquid is fully chilled. Secure the lid and shake vigorously for 12–15 seconds until the shaker exterior is frosty and well chilled.
Strain
Empty the ice or water from the chilled glass. Double-strain the cocktail into the chilled coupe or martini glass using a Hawthorne strainer and a fine mesh strainer (or just a Hawthorne if no fine strainer is available) to remove ice shards.
Garnish & Serve
Add cherry
Drop one maraschino cherry into the drink or place it on a cocktail pick and rest it on the rim.
Optional finish
If using, express a lemon twist over the surface to release oils and either drop it in or hang an apple slice on the rim for visual appeal.
Serve immediately while cold.