Cooking Lesson #927: Pucker Power Caramel Appletini

…from the Perspectives’ Happy Hour Bar

How you doin’? The tastes of fall include cinnamon, caramel and apples and my Pucker Power Caramel Appletini incorporates all these wonderful flavors, too!
The flavors are unique. Fireball Cinnamon Whisky is a mixture of Canadian whisky, cinnamon flavoring and sweeteners produced by the Sazerac Company. Its foundation is Canadian whisky, and the taste otherwise resembles the candy with a similar name, Ferrara Candy Company's "Atomic Fireball" candy. It is bottled at 33% alcohol by volume—66 U.S. proof.

DeKuyper Pucker Sour Apple Schnapps Liqueur puts the sour apple in the world famous Sour Appletini. You can add a splash of bold flavor to your cocktails with this fruity liqueur. A sweet and sour sensation, this liqueur bursts with sweetness followed by a mouth-puckering sourness. Great for mixing, Pucker Sour Apple makes a great foundation for green apple inspired martinis, punches, daiquiris and more.
True to the taste and color of the Granny Smith apple, frozen Green Apple puree has a sweet-tart flavor and bright green color. Having a texture often compared with the consistency of applesauce, Green Apple puree is frequently used in the recipes of many fine French pastries, sauces, fruit tarts and cocktails.

Prep time:  5 minutes
Yield:  1 Cocktail

Ingredients 
Caramel sauce dipping sauce (for the glass rim)
Coarse ground sea salt (for the glass rim)
1 ounce The Perfect Purée Green Apple Puree, thawed (link)
1/2 ounce Sour Apple Pucker (link)
1/2 ounce triple sec
1-1/2 ounces Fireball Cinnamon Whiskey (link)
3 ounces ice
Cinnamon stick, for garnish
Sliced apple fan, for garnish
 
Directions

1. Rim chilled martini glass with caramel sauce. 
2. Then dip rimmed glass into sea salt. 
3. Pour Green Apple Puree, Sour Apple Pucker, triple sec, Fireball and ice into a blender.
4. Blend until slushy.
5. Pour into rimmed glass and garnish with cinnamon stick and apple fan.

ChefSecret:  This is a drink with a kick—Drink Responsibly and live another day!

Quip of the Day:  Q. Why did the apple go to the doctor?  A. It wasn’t peeling well.
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