Ingredients
6 or7 pink peppercorns
3 fresh basil leaves
20 ml sugar syrup
20 ml fresh lemon juice
40 ml Calvados VS
30 ml sparkling water
Method: crush the peppercorns in the shaker.
Tear up the basil leaves.
Add the sugar syrup, the lemon juice, Calvados, and fill with ice-cubes.
Shake for about 10 seconds, filter and serve in a cocktail glass.
Top up with sparkling water.
Credits
A recipe by Sullivan Doh
Can you make Calvados from all types of apples?
No. Unlike table fruit, cider fruit (apples or pears) are small in size and particularly rich in tannins.
Apples are classified into four families (sharp, bittersharp, sweet and bittersweet). It is the subtle blend of these different varieties that gives the cider to be distilled the balance and character that will later be found in the Calvados. All the varieties of cider apples and perry pears are listed in the appendices to each appellation’s specifications.
