Gin Cidre

By Rebekah Peppler

Published Oct. 1, 2021

Gin Cidre
David Malosh for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Simon Andrews.
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Bright, botanical and lightly bubbly, this cocktail is an ideal entry point to fall drinking — and one that can easily take you straight through to spring. Look to a cider that’s dry, light and not overly powerful in acid or funk here: You want the botanicals of the gin and the salinity of the sherry to play an equal role in balancing the drink.

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Ingredients

Yield:1 drink
  • ¾ounce gin
  • ¾ounce fino sherry
  • ½ounce orange liqueur
  • ½ounce fresh lime juice
  • 2dashes orange bitters
  • Ice
  • 2ounces light, dry cider, chilled
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Nutritional analysis per serving (1 servings)

164 calories; 0 grams fat; 0 grams saturated fat; 0 grams trans fat; 0 grams monounsaturated fat; 0 grams polyunsaturated fat; 15 grams carbohydrates; 0 grams dietary fiber; 10 grams sugars; 0 grams protein; 6 milligrams sodium

Note: The information shown is Edamam’s estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.

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Preparation

  1. Step 1

    In a shaker, combine the gin, sherry, orange liqueur, lime juice and bitters. Add ice, cover and shake vigorously until the drink is well chilled, about 15 seconds. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass and top with cider.

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Michael

Too sweet? Why? Unless I'm mistaken the only sweet ingredient listed is the orange liqueur and that's only 1/2 ounce and the tartness of the lime would cut against that.

pfell

Right! Daniel must think dry cider is the same as apple juice. Not.

Daniel

I don't need to make this to know it's too sweet. Add 1/2oz more of gin or you'll be drinking apple candy.

Ryan

This is one of the best cocktails I’ve made. Perfect balance of citrus, botanicals, salinity, bubbles. I used Stella Artois Cider and it worked well.

MartiniGirl

Wow! The Gin Cidre is phenomenal and not sweet at all. Must use Fino sherry and Dry cider, not sweet apple cider. Dry ciders can be purchased at most liquor stores. I will serve this for the holidays. Thank you Rebekah for sharing!

Chuck

I love the original recipe but on the second try we modified. For the sherry, try a tawny port. Then instead of dry cider, we used an unfiltered apple cider (no alcohol). Wow, festive apéritif!

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