Applejack Fix — The Cocktail Ontologist

Family

Fix Family — descendant

Variants (2)

Drinks as They Are Mixed by Paul E. Lowe (1904, p.37) — Lowe 1904

0.5 whole lemon	Lemon juice (fresh) — lemon juice	acid
1 wine-glass	apple brandy — applejack brandy	base
	ice — shaved ice	base
	Seasonal fruit — orange or pineapple	garnish
2 dash	Orange curaçao — curacoa	modifier
0.5 pony	pineapple syrup — pineapple or other fruit syrup	sweetener
1 teaspoon	sugar — sugar	sweetener

Build the shaved ice, sugar, lemon juice, fruit syrup, curacoa, and applejack in a large bar glass.
Stir well, decorate with fruit, and serve with a straw.

Garnish: Fruit

Ice: Shaved ice

Nose: Apple spirit and fruit syrup rise first, with a light citrus edge.
Palate: This is a useful addition because it keeps applejack active in the fix family rather than leaving it only in old cocktails and plain service.
Finish: The finish is fruity, cool, and gently citric.
Summary: A fruit-dressed applejack Fix from the built sour branch.

The Up-to-Date Bartender's Guide by Harry Montague (1913, p.23)

0.5 lemon	lemon juice — Juice of one-half lemon.	acid
1 jigger	Applejack — applejack brandy	base
	ice — shaved ice	base
	fruit — Dress with fruits.	garnish
3 dashes	curacao — curacoa	modifier
4 dashes	fruit syrup — Any fruit syrup.	sweetener
2 teaspoonfuls	sugar — bar sugar	sweetener

Fill a large bar glass with shaved ice and add the dissolved bar sugar, lemon juice, curacoa, fruit syrup, and applejack brandy.
Stir, dress with fruits, and serve with straws.

Garnish: Fruit

Ice: Shaved ice

See also: Brandy Fix, Gin Fix