Name: Apple Soju Cocktails
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: Makes 8 drinks
Ingredients: 1 Pink Lady or Granny Smith apple; 2 cups soju or sake; 5 cups chilled tonic water (40 fluid ounces); 8 lime wedges; Equipment: an adjustable-blade slicer fitted with 1/4-inch julienne blade

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Apple Soju CocktailsMarcus Nilsson

This refreshing aperitif, a brainchild of David Arnold of the French Culinary Institute, bathes crisp matchsticks of Pink Lady apple with soju (a Korean spirit) and a little sparkle.

Cooks' note:

Apples in soju can be chilled up to 2 hours.

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