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Poison Apple
A bright green-and-red vodka sour with sour apple and cranberry.
Base spirit
Vodka
Style
Sour
Glassware
Coupe
Technique
Shake
The Poison Apple is a Halloween novelty sour that layers sour apple liqueur with vodka, cranberry, and lime. The green apple note leads, while cranberry deepens the color toward a candy-apple red. Shaken and served up or over ice, it is playful party fare that still keeps a recognizable sour structure.
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Ingredients
Servings
- • 1.5 oz vodka
- • 1 oz sour apple liqueur
- • 0.75 oz cranberry juice
- • 0.5 oz fresh lime juice
Did you know?
“Poison Apple cocktails recycle the fairy-tale candy-apple color cue that shows up every October on bar and restaurant menus.”
Source:Seasonal bar menu and fairy-tale cocktail naming
Bartender's Note
Sour apple liqueurs vary wildly in sweetness; taste and cut with lime before shaking a full round for a party.
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How to make the Poison Apple
- 1Shake all ingredients with ice
- 2 into a chilled coupe
- 3Garnish with a thin apple slice
