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Harvest Moon

Classic/vintage

4.5 49 ratings

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Ingredients

1 1/2 oz Applejack brandy
1/2 oz Lime juice
1/4 oz Orgeat syrup
1/4 oz Sugar syrup 'rich' (2:1)
1/3 oz Chilled water

How to make

Serve in a coupe glass

Prepare

  1. 1 Select a COUPE GLASS.
  2. 2 Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.

Method

  1. 3 SHAKE all ingredients.
  2. 4 FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

  1. 5 EXPRESS orange zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

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Flavour profile

50.0% alc./vol. · 1.3 standard drinks · 151 calories

History

Described as an "applejack sour with orgeat," this recipe has been adjusted for readily available orgeat. For a more artisanal orgeat, up to 30ml/1oz may be used, omitting the sugar and water. Though devoid of orange, the orange zest twist remarkably enhances the drink's complexity.

Robert Hess and his podcast, The Cocktail Spirit, are credited with the Harvest Moon and bringing attention to its appearance in a list of the Top 10 Most Popular Cocktails in Esquire Magazine's December 1934 issue.