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Jack Rose

Method

This 1920s-era cocktail is making its resurgence within the craft cocktail movement, and the key is quality applejack. In Colonial times, applejack was a concentrated cider but its current incarnation is as an apple brandy blend.

2/3 applejack
1/3 lemon juice
dash of grenadine

Shake well with ice; strain into glasses.

Yield

1 cocktail