Washington Apple

The Washington Apple is a bright, tart modern crowd-pleaser built on equal parts Canadian whisky, sour apple schnapps, and cranberry juice. Shaken and strained, it lands crisp and fruity — the green-apple snap softened by cranberry's tartness and the whisky's gentle backbone. Popularized in the United States since the late 1980s, its exact origin is undocumented; it now circulates everywhere from bar menus to a canned Crown Royal version, and is just as often poured as a quick shot.