New York City may be known as the Big Apple, but a few hundred miles Upstate you will find some of the finest apples that America has to offer. For the preparation of our New York Apple Whiskey, we select a wide range of these apples, from the common Golden Delicious, to the rare Macoun apple, searching for the perfect blend of flavors and aromas.
When the selection of apples are nearly overripe, they are juiced and gently blended with our handcrafted small batch whiskey. The distinctive flavors of several varieties of New York State’s finest apples will provide the backdrop to the subtle whiskey finale.
After blending, the Apple Whiskey is racked into used bourbon barrels for additional aging. The barrels will add the oak, raisin, and vanilla finish in this handcrafted American Whiskey. The mix of the sweet and tart apples balance perfectly with the charred oak finish, making the New York Apple Whiskey the ultimate small batch after dinner drink, much like a fine cordial or dessert wine.
It is also delicious served on the rocks, or as a refined twist to a more traditional Manhattan. We invite you to try some of our favorite recipes.
Apple Manhattan
3 oz. New York Apple Whiskey
Rub an apple wedge around a chilled martini glass. Pour the Apple Whiskey into a shaker with ice. Shake and strain into the apple rimmed martini glass and garnish with an apple.
The Big Apple
3 oz. New York Apple Whiskey
3/4 oz. Orange Liqueur (at least 76 proof)
2 oz. Cranberry Juice
Add the apple whiskey and orange liqueur to an ice-filled lo-ball glass and top with cranberry juice.
Newton’s Martini
3 oz. New York Apple Whiskey
1 oz. Orange Liqueur (at least 76 proof)
1/4 oz. Leopold Bros. Absinthe Verte
Pour the Absinthe Verte into a chilled martini glass and swirl so that it coats all sides of the glass. Next, rub an apple wedge around the chilled martini glass. Then place the apple whiskey and orange liqueur in shaker with ice. Shake and strain into the apple rimmed martini glass and garnish with an apple wedge.
New York Apple Sour
1 1/2 oz. New York Apple Whiskey
1 oz. simple syrup
The juice of one whole lemon (1.5 oz.)
Soda Water
Place apple whiskey, simple syrup, and lemon juice in shaker with ice. Shake and strain into an ice-filled collins glass and top with soda water and garnish with an apple wedge.