Hudson Valley Cider Guide

Tag: Cider Cocktails

  • Pomme-Perfect Cocktails

    Pomme-Perfect Cocktails

    Apple flavors make a great foundation for building drinks. They play well in a shaker with a wide variety of herbs and spices, citrus flavors, and other craft spirits, so it’s no wonder beverage directors and mixologists are embracing the region’s terroir- driven ciders and apple spirits to create new recipes and reinvent the classics. We tapped a few local outposts and Manhattan’s best bars for these tasty pomme-focused cocktails to try at home.

    Newburgh Cidertini

    6 MINT LEAVES
    1 oz HOUSE INFUSED CITRUS VODKA 1 oz LEMON JUICE
    .5 oz APPLE INFUSED VERMOUTH
    .5 oz YELLOW CHARTREUSE
    GRAFT HOP TROPIC CIDER

    Muddle mint then add ice to shaker. Pour in lemon juice, vermouth, Chartreuse, and vodka. Shake then strain into snifter. Top with half a can of cider.
    Courtesy Steven Aigner / Mixologist / Liberty Street Bistro / Newburgh, NY
    Photo (above): John C. Pugh

    Wassail_web_USEPell Estate

    1.5 oz NEVERSINK SPIRITS APPLE BRANDY
    1 oz UNCOUTH VERMOUTH APPLE MINT
    1 oz ORCHARD HILL TEN66 POMMEAU

    Stir ingredients together and strain into cocktail glass. Garnish with orange twist.
    Courtesy Dan Pucci / Beverage Director / Wassail / New York, NY

    Ten66-Cocktail2_web_USECome Hill or High Water

    1 oz ORCHARD HILL TEN66 POMMEAU
    .75 oz BLACK DIRT APPLE JACK
    .5 oz LUSTAU “ESCUADRILLA” AMONTILLADO SHERRY
    .25 oz HONEY SYRUP
    .25 oz VICARIO NOCINO WALNUT LIQUEUR

    Stir ingredients together and strain into cocktail glass. Garnish with lemon peel.
    Courtesy Stephanie Schneider / Owner, Mixologist / Huckleberry Bar / Brooklyn, NY

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    All Souls Reviver #1

    1.5 oz MAISON ROUGE COGNAC V.S.
    .75 oz HUDSON VALLEY DISTILLERS FINE SHINE APPLEJACK
    .75 oz CARDAMARO
    .25oz BLUME MARILLEN
    APRICOT BRANDY
    Stir until balanced, then strain into cocktail glass. Garnish with dried violet flowers.
    Courtesy Artem Grishin / Beverage Director / Deer Mountain Inn / Tannersville, NY
  • Cocktail Corner

    Cocktail Corner

    Artisanal hard cider is refreshing straight up, but it also shines in these classic cocktails blended with local craft spirits.

    Hudson Dark and Stormy

    1 ounce Taconic Rum
    4 ounces Nine Pin Ginger cider
    Fill a tall glass with ice. Add rum and
    top with cider. Stir and garnish with a
    lime wedge.

    Apple Royale

    4 ounces of your favorite
    dry hard cider
    1/2 ounce local cassis or
    black currant liqueur
    Fill a flute glass with chilled cider. Add
    cassis and garnish with a lemon peel.

    Eastside

    2 ounces Applewood Gin
    1 ounce Naked Flock Citra cider
    3/4 ounce simple syrup
    8 mint leaves
    2 slices cucumber
    Lightly muddle cucumber and mint leaves in a shaker. Add the liquid ingredients and shake well. Strain into a chilled glass and garnish with a thin slice of cucumber.