Calvados Daiquiri
A fruity and sour brandy cocktail ∙ Shake ∙ 3 min ∙ 17.1% ABV ∙
The Calvados Daiquiri is a shaken sour that swaps rum for French apple brandy, mixed with fresh lime, lemon, and sugar syrup and served over ice.
Ingredients
1
Servings
Garnish
Instructions for 1 serving
- Pre-chill a glass
- Shake all ingredients with ice: Calvados 60 mlLime juice 15 mlSugar syrup 15 mlLemon juice 10 ml
- Strain into the ice-filled glass
- Garnish with a dehydrated lime wheel
Tips
- Measure the 15 ml of lime and 10 ml of lemon precisely; between them they cut the apple sweetness of the Calvados.
History
The Calvados Daiquiri replaces the rum of the Daiquiri with Calvados, the apple brandy from Normandy, applying the Daiquiri's sour-style lime-and-sugar formula, with a little added lemon juice, to a different base spirit.
FAQ
What is in a Calvados Daiquiri?
60 ml Calvados, 15 ml fresh lime juice, 10 ml fresh lemon juice and 15 ml sugar syrup. Unlike a classic rum Daiquiri, it uses both lime and lemon juice.
Is a Calvados Daiquiri shaken or stirred?
Shaken. Citrus and sugar syrup need a hard shake to chill, dilute and mix; a stir would leave the drink flat and too strong.
What glass is a Calvados Daiquiri served in?
An old-fashioned glass filled with ice, garnished with a dehydrated lime wheel. A classic Daiquiri is served up; this one goes over ice.
What kind of alcohol is Calvados?
Calvados is a French apple brandy, distilled from fermented apples, sometimes with pears, grown in Normandy. Aging in oak barrels gives it color and a rounder, sometimes vanilla-tinged taste. It is typically around 40% ABV before it goes into a cocktail.
