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Grandfather

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Sona • Los Angeles

Bartender Sam Ross prepares this drink with Laird's bonded (100 proof) apple brandy because of the spirit's intense flavor. Twenty pounds of Virginia apples go into ...

  1. Ice
  2. 1 ounce apple brandy, preferably bonded
  3. 1 ounce bourbon
  4. 1 ounce Carpano Antica Formula or other sweet vermouth
  5. Dash of Angostura bitters
  6. Dash of Peychaud's bitters
  7. 3 brandied cherries
  1. Fill a pint glass with ice. Add all of the remaining ingredients except the cherries; stir well. Strain into a chilled coupe and garnish with the cherries.