BUNKER'S LOVE AFFAIR

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The cocktails made at Wassail, a cider bar on the Lower East Side, use not only cider, but also other spirits derived from apples, such as Calvados and Pommeau, which is a mix of apple juice and Calvados. Bunker's Love Affair, created by Wassail's head bartender, Jade Brown-Godfrey, combines all three. The drink is boozy and fruity in equal measure. The multiple layers of apple flavor are cut by the bitter gentian backbone of the Suze (which, like all the ingredients in this cocktail, is French). The drink is named in honor of John Bunker, a Maine pomologist who has worked to preserve older varieties of apples.

Provided by Robert Simonson

Categories     for one

Time 2m

Yield 1 drink

Number Of Ingredients 5

1 ounce Suze liqueur
1 ounce Calvados
1 ounce Pommeau
2 ounces cider, preferably Christian Drouin
Grapefruit twist

Steps:

  • In a mixing glass filled three-quarters with ice, stir the Suze, Calvados and Pommeau until chilled, about 30 seconds. Strain into a chilled coupe glass. Top with cider. Twist grapefruit peel over drink and garnish with peel.

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