The Apple Pie
Two ingredients. Tastes like apple pie. The reason this works so well is Zubrowka - bison grass vodka from Poland that's naturally infused with vanilla, coconut, and almond notes from the grass. Pour it over cloudy apple juice and it genuinely tastes like the filling of an apple pie, not a cocktail. It's one of those drinks that sounds too simple to be good until you try it. Use cloudy juice, not clear - the depth matters here.
Ingredients
- 1–2 shots (25–50ml) Zubrowka Bison Grass Vodka — 1 shot is sessionable, 2 shots is a proper drink
- Cloudy apple juice, to top — not clear; the cloudiness adds body and flavour
- Ice
Method
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Fill a glass with ice. A highball or a rocks glass both work - whichever you have.
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Pour in 1 or 2 shots of Zubrowka depending on how strong you want it.
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Top up with cloudy apple juice and give it a gentle stir. That's it.
Cloudy apple juice only. Clear apple juice is thinner and sharper - it doesn't have the same sweetness and body. The cloudy stuff is what makes it taste like apple pie rather than a vodka mixer.
The ratio. 1 shot is light and easy to drink all evening. 2 shots is the move if you want an actual cocktail. Don't go beyond 2 - the Zubrowka will start to overpower the apple.
Batch it. Mix a bottle of Zubrowka with three bottles of cloudy apple juice in a jug, keep it cold, pour over ice. Perfect for a group and scales effortlessly.