Appletini

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Ingredients

• 1 1/4 ounces vodka
• 1 ounce Calvados
• 1 1/4 ounces Granny Smith apple juice
• 1/4 ounce lemon juice, freshly squeezed
• 1/4 ounce simple syrup
• Garnish: brandied cherry
• Garnish: Granny Smith apple slices

Instructions

• Add crushed ice into a cocktail glass and set aside to chill.
• Add the vodka, Calvados, apple juice, lemon juice and simple syrup into a shaker with ice and shake until well-chilled.
• Discard the ice from the cocktail glass and double-strain the mixture into the glass.
• Garnish with a skewered brandied cherry and 3 Granny Smith apple slices.