Widow's Kiss
Shake (yes, shake, to dilute and soften), stain, straight up, cocktail glass, no garnish
Extremely sweet as written. Consider reducing to 2 : 1/4 : 1/4 or adding lemon.
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- A little too sweet. Will try the PDT version next. — ★★★★
- I stirred this, which worked very well. The spice is quite nice.
- Did split recipe from comments (Laird's 100, PF1840). Shaken. Fruity nose, quite peppery swallow.
- PDT version of this drink calls for 2 oz Lairds Bonded Apple Brandy (not Applejack), .25 oz Yellow Chartreuse, .25 oz Benedictine, and 2 ds Ango; Stir, strain, coupe.
This one of those classic cocktails that requires some refinement for modern tastes. PDT version of 2oz, 1/4 oz, 1/4 oz is a fine ratio. While a decent 3 stars I like Christina's addition of lemon juice. I used about a tsp of lemon juice and used a 1/2 oz Benedictine based off the PDT version. It helped bridge the herbacous apple profile.
The PDT modernization mentioned above is on this site. Or Punch has a similar update of the recipe by Deke Dunne that splits the base with cognac. More specifically:
- 1 oz apple brandy
- 3/4 oz VSOP cognac
- scant 1/4 oz of each of the liqueurs
- 2 dashes Ango