house call

3/4 oz Laird's Applejack (Laird's Bonded)
3/4 oz Sloe Gin (Plymouth)
3/4 oz Benedictine
3/4 oz Lemon Juice

Shake with ice and strain into a coupe glass.Two Saturdays ago, I began scanning the Kindred Cocktails database when I landed upon the House Call by John Stanton at Sable Kitchen & Bar in Chicago circa 2011. The apple brandy-lemon juice-based equal parter featured the duo of sloe gin and Benedictine that worked so well in Peter Cipriani's Christmas Goose and that I utilized (albeit with the Benedictine as only an accent) in the Gin Gin Carré. The House Call welcomed the nose with a plum and raisin bouquet. Next, a lemon sip with dark fruit notes flowed into apple, plum, and herbal flavors on the swallow.