Widow's Kiss Cocktail Recipe
A pre-Prohibition herbal cocktail featuring apple brandy with Yellow Chartreuse and Bénédictine, first published in George J. Kappeler’s Modern American Drinks in 1895. It is a strong, sweet, and powerfully herbaceous drink with notes of apple, honey, and spice.
Make This
- Base
- Apple Brandy
- Glass
- Cocktail glass
- Difficulty
- Medium
- Time
- 4 minutes
- Strength
- Strong
- Flavor
- Herbal
Ingredients
- 1.5 oz Apple Brandy
- 0.75 oz Yellow Chartreuse
- 0.75 oz Bénédictine
- 2 dashes Angostura Bitters
Instructions
- Add all ingredients to a mixing glass filled with ice.
- Stir until well chilled.
- Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.