Leave It To Me No.1

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Discerning Drinkers (19 ratings)

Serve in a Nick & Nora glass

Ingredients:
1 12 oz Hayman's London Dry Gin
13 oz Luxardo Apricot Albicocca Liqueur
13 oz Strucchi Dry Vermouth
0.08 oz Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
0.08 oz Monin Grenadine Syrup
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill a Nick & Nora glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.
  3. SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
  4. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
  5. EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 6/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 7/10

Review:

Gin, apricot, vermouth and lemon create an old-fashioned but well-balanced drink.

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History:

Adapted from a recipe in Harry Craddock's 1930 The Savoy Cocktail Book.

LEAVE IT TO ME COCKTAIL. (No.1.)
1 Dash Lemon Juice.
¼ Apricot Brandy.
¼ French Vermouth.
1 Dash Grenadine.
½ Plymouth Gin.
Shake well and strain into cocktail glass.

Harry Craddock, 1930

Nutrition:

One serving of Leave It To Me No.1 contains 141 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.2 standard drinks
  • 24.52% alc./vol. (24.52° proof)
  • 17.2 grams of pure alcohol

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John Hinojos’ Avatar John Hinojos
2nd June 2023 at 00:47
This cocktail has been on my wish list forever. So glad we decided to have tonight as an aperitif. Delightful. Nice hints of herbal with a hint of apricot and lemon. Would definitely have again.
David Teager’s Avatar David Teager
18th December 2022 at 23:49
Hmmm… neither fish (daisy) nor fowl (martini), as they say. I’ll stick with a Sunset Park if I want the vermouth/apricot combination. Or I’ll try just a good twist of lemon rather than a squeeze (and keep the drink pink and clear).
Jeremy Harrold’s Avatar Jeremy Harrold
11th January 2022 at 18:08
Apricot and lemon up against the sweet vermouth and grenadine makes it a different sour. A nice aperitif cocktail.
Roland Gagel’s Avatar Roland Gagel
20th June 2021 at 04:42
If you have crappy Apricot Brandy (Bols), add 1/4oz of brandy to amp it up a bit