Our recommendation? Belly up to the Pied Piper Bar at The Palace Hotel in San Francisco. Inside, amongst dark wood walls and high booths, you'll find a famous Maxfield Parrish painting of the Pied Piper of Hamelin, surely appropriate for a cocktail called the "American Pie."
Since this recipe is something a bit new and a bit fresh and summery, you might want to pass it across the bar to the bartender to make sure you get exactly what you want and not something creamier and tasting closer to pumpkin pie. Or just make it home with the recipe below:
· Add 1/2 cup of Canadian whiskey, a 1/2 cup of apple liqueur, and 1 cup of cranberry juice to a cocktail shaker.
· Add 2 cups of ice to the shaker and shake well.
· Pour into 2 short rocks glasses like those pictured above
· Garnish with a fresh, red apple slice and serve
[Photo: The Food Channel]
