Right Charlie
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Right Charlie
Photographed in a Retro Coupe
| 3⁄4 oz | Luxardo Apricot Albicocca Liqueur |
| 3⁄4 oz | Hayman's Sloe Gin |
| 3⁄4 oz | Lemon juice (freshly squeezed) |
| 1⁄3 oz | Chilled water |
How to make:
- Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
- Prepare garnish of skewered tinned apricot half.
- SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
- FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
Strength & taste guide:
No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Review:
Depending on how sweet or tart your sloe gin is, you may want to add 5ml (1/6oz) sugar syrup.
History:
Created thanks to a comment by Brandon John, a Discerning Drinker on our Charlie Chaplin cocktail page saying, "Some joints make this with lemon, which I prefer. The lime tends to overpower it a bit." A Charlie Chaplin should be made with lime, at least according the recipe first specified in Albert Stevens Crockett's 1935 The Old Waldorf-Astoria Bar Book. However, it could very well be the best or "right" way to make a Charlie Chaplin, so a Right Charlie.
CHARLIE CHAPLIN
Albert Stevens Crockett, 1935
One-third Lime Juice
One-third Sloe Gin
One-third Apricot Brandy
Nutrition:
One serving of Right Charlie contains 103 calories
Alcohol content:
- 0.7 standard drinks
- 11.95% alc./vol. (11.95° proof)
- 9.3 grams of pure alcohol
Difford’s Guide remains free-to-use thanks to the support of the brands in green above. Values stated for alcohol and calorie content, and number of drinks an ingredient makes should be considered approximate.
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