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Apples to Oranges

Created and posted by tannerda.
2 1⁄2 oz Gin, Tanqueray (make sure it's Tanqueray Sevilla Orange!)
4 oz Apple juice (use unfiltered Apple Juice or Cider)
1 oz Soda water
1 twst Orange peel (as garnish)
Instructions

Fill a highball glass with a healthy amount of ice. Add apple juice and Tanqueray Sevilla Orange gin. Top with soda water. Garnish with orange twist.

History

This recipe is a fluke. I had bought unfiltered apple juice to make another cocktail and had added some to the iced soda water I drink in the evenings. To cut the sweetness and add some punch I reached for some Tanqueray Sevilla on impulse and I was stunned how well the juice and gin complemented each other once I had the proportion right. A simple mixture but a brand-new flavor, fruity, astringent and slightly bitter all at once.

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Recent Discussion

  • Re Midnight Shift, 18 hours 59 minutes ago yarm commented:

    Here's the post and photo when Jacob made this for me in 2012:
    https://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2012/11/midnight-shift.html

  • Re Babbo's Toddy, 3 days 21 hours ago Dannynannady commented:

    Made this drink for a regular and he was over the moon. Tried it myself and found it to be super warming and complex. A really nice combination of flavors. Amazing toddy variation.

  • Re Bijou (Dry Vermouth), 3 days 21 hours ago danoman89 commented:

    Shockingly easy drinking with Beefeaters. Would probably make it with a more bracing gin next time- seems like it can stand up to something stronger

  • Re Dubois Margarita, 4 days ago RoscoeHour commented:

    Excellent! Used Nosotros Añejo. I'm not bothering with a traditional margarita after this.

  • Re Ski Mask #1, 5 days 6 hours ago Craig E commented:

    The wine glass was adopted wholesale from the vintage recipe for the Balaklava Special No. 1, on which this drink is a riff. (Instead of grape-based spirit [cognac] and caraway-inflected mixer [kümmel], this uses a caraway-inflected spirit (aquavit) and a grape-based mixer [vermouth].)
    But it's not particularly important for the enjoyment of the drink that it sticks to the original glassware spec!
    Glad you liked it!