Hey Angel Face, make this fall weather drink with me

apricot brandy

💰Cheaper: peach schnapps

Peach schnapps provides a similar fruity flavor at a lower cost.

apple brandy

💰Cheaper: cider

Cider offers a fruity base with less alcohol content.

Chill a cocktail glass by filling it with ice water.

Taste different dry gins to find one that holds up to the other flavors.

Choose an apple brandy; the creator uses Calvados as recommended in the original recipe.

Use apricot liqueur instead of apricot brandy, noting the difference in sweetness.

Adjust the ratios: use 1 and 1/4 oz of dry gin, 1 oz of Calvados, and 3/4 oz of apricot liqueur.

Add ice to the shaker and stir for about 30 seconds.

Strain the cocktail into the chilled glass.

Express orange oil across the top of the cocktail for garnish, suggesting that lemon can also be used.

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