Harvest Moon

1 1⁄2 oz Rye, Wild Turkey
1 oz Aromatized wine, Lillet Blanc (or Cocchi Americano)
1⁄2 oz Apple brandy, Lairds
1⁄4 oz Herbal liqueur, Green Chartreuse
3 ds Bitters, Abbott's (or Angostura)
1 twst Orange peel (as garnish)
Instructions

Stir with ice. Strain. Garnish with circular orange twist cut with pith for floatation.

History

From "The PDT Cocktail Book", which specifies 1/4oz Chartreuse, rather than the Serious Eats reference.

Cocktail summary
Created by
Daniel Eun
Is of
unknown authenticity
Reference

http://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2011/10/harvest-moon-cocktail-apple-…

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  • Increase rye to 2oz and decrease Lillet to 3/4oz
  • My hat's off to any drink that can make 1/2 oz of green chartreuse into a complementary player. Used Kina L'Aero and Angostura bitters.
  • Made with Bulleit. Well balanced and complex.
  • Pleasant, rich. No flavor dominates. Complex finish. — ★★★★
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Comments

Very nice. I used Redemption Rye since the Wild Turkey 101 Rye is now unavailable. Have some homemade PDT house recipe bitters which are delicious in this as well.

Quite interesting. Well done, complex. Made with Wild Turkey Rare Breed and Apple-ation Davis Family apple brandy (Sonoma). A little hot, perhaps because of the 108 proof Rare Breed. Potent.

Good on first try. I'll tweak to taste, but it's on my menu.

The Green Chartreuse takes over the cocktail, making it primarily herbal/vegetal in character. That isn't outright bad and might be what a person wants, but it is limiting for broader consumption. I used Lillet as called for, but Cocchi Americano might mellow the Chartreuse somewhat. Kina L'Aero might work in similar fashion to replace Lillet and balance the Chartreuse with a more assertive kina. Other than that, I would try reducing Green Chartreuse to 3/8 or 1/4 or replace it with Green Izarra which is similar but slightly milder herbal and less vegetal.

Turns out that the recipe published in KC was wrong because the Serious Eats source was in error. The Green Chartreuse should be 1/4 oz, not 1/2 oz--a huge difference in this drink. The PDT Cocktail book (which I now have) says 1/4 oz, which is the change I was going to make anyway based on the flavor. I retried, sticking to Lillet Blanc and the PDT recipe, and it was quite good. Others who tasted it also liked it. I used my own Abbott's Bitters based on Darcy O'Neil's recipe (I am fond of the cardamom character in these.) I am revising my rating.