Widows Kiss
The Widows Kiss is a herbal spirit-forward cocktail made with Calvados, Yellow Chartreuse, Bénédictine and Angostura Bitters. It is stirred and served in a cocktail glass, about 32% ABV.
- Method
- Stirred
- Glass
- Cocktail glass
- Served
- Neat/Up
- Strength
- About 32% ABV
- Family
- Spirit-forward
- Flavour
- Herbal & floral
- Listed in
- Difford's Guide Hall of Fame
Ingredients
- 45mlCalvados
- 22mlYellow Chartreuse
- 22mlBénédictine
- 2 dashesAngostura Bitters
How to make it
- Stir all ingredients with ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
Tip: Stir with plenty of cold, hard ice for 20 to 30 seconds. You want it chilled and silky, not cloudy.
About the Widows Kiss
A complex apple brandy cocktail from the 1890s.
Missing something?
- No Calvados? Use Apple Brandy (Calvados is French apple brandy)
- No Calvados? Use Cognac (Grape instead of apple)
- No Yellow Chartreuse? Use Green Chartreuse (Stronger and more herbal, so use a bit less)
- No Yellow Chartreuse? Use Bénédictine (Honey and herbs, a close match)
- No Bénédictine? Use Drambuie (Honeyed like Bénédictine, but whisky-based)
- No Bénédictine? Use Yellow Chartreuse (More herbal)
- No Angostura Bitters? Use Peychaud's Bitters (Lighter, with more anise)
All swaps for Calvados, Yellow Chartreuse, Bénédictine and Angostura Bitters
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