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Black Apple Old-Fashioned

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Photo of two glasses of a riff on the classic cocktail Old Fashioned.
Photo by Joseph De Leo, Food Styling by Michelle Gatton

For most drinkers of a certain age, Jägermeister is the unofficial source of many bad decisions. But in this cocktail from Sother Teague of Amor y Amargo in New York, it acts as the base of a bone-warming drink that combines the herbal notes of the liqueur with apple brandy for a decidedly adult way to fortify oneself after a day out in the cold. 

Epi's Note:

If you don't have apple bitters, orange bitters can be substituted. Be sure to use high-proof apple brandy here, not applejack.

Ingredients

1 ½ ounces Jägermeister
1 ounce apple brandy
2 dashes apple bitters
Garnish orange twist

Preparation

  1. Combine the Jägermeister, brandy, and bitters in an ice-filled rocks glass and stir gently. Garnish with an orange twist.

Winter Drinks book cover with photo of three cocktails in stemmed glasses.
Reprinted with permission from Winter Drinks by Editors of PUNCH, copyright © 2018. Photography by Lizzie Munro © 2018 Published by Ten Speed Press, animprint of Penguin Random House. Buy the full book from Amazon.
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