How to Make Apple Cider at Home with Xavier D’Audiffret, Maison Sassy

Don’t ever call someone’s idea crazy - you’ll probably end up eating your words or in this case drinking them. Our guest today knew that cider was not just for crepes and galettes any more and when he heard the French government was paying farmers to chop down apple trees in his home region of Normandy, he knew the time was now.I’m Susan Schwartz, your drinking companion, and this is Lush Life Podcast, every week we are inspired to live life one cocktail at a time by the best in the industry.  Xavier d’Audiffret and his cofounder Pierre knew they hit on something when Collette in Paris, the store that put the concept into concept store, and Joel Robocun,  the most Michelin starred chef in the world were the first supporters of Maison Sassy, the cider they had produced in their hometown in Normandy.Now it was up to them to convince the rest of the world.  Xavier is here to tell us how the story began.Our Cocktail of the Week is the Maison SASSY Rosé Negroni.Ingredients:30 ml Red Vermouth30 ml Campari30 ml SASSY Cidre RoséOrange zestMethod:Build all the ingredients in a glass over ice, stir. Garnish with orange zest.You’ll find the cocktail martini recipe and all the cocktails on ALushLifeManual.com, where you’ll also find all the ingredients in our shop.Full Episode Details: http://bit.ly/2Kr4u2bAlways remember the wise words of Oscar Wilde, “All things in moderation, including moderation,” and always drink responsibly!-----If you live for Lush Life would you consider supporting us by buying us a coffee…Just go to buymeacoffee.com/lushlife and you can donate once or monthly to make sure we are still here every Tuesday.Life Merchandise is here – we’re talking t-shirts, mugs, iPhone covers, duvet covers, iPad covers and more covers for everything, and more!Theme music for Lush Life is by Steven Shapiro and used with permission.Lush Life is always and will be forever produced by Evo Terra and Simpler Media Productions.Until next time, BOTTOMS UP 🍸