Mule's Hind Leg

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Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
2⁄3 oz Hayman's London Dry Gin
2⁄3 oz Calvados / apple brandy / straight applejack
2⁄3 oz Bénédictine D.O.M. liqueur
1⁄2 oz Luxardo Apricot Albicocca Liqueur
1⁄6 oz Maple syrup
1⁄3 oz Chilled water omit if using wet ice
× 1 1 serving
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Garnish: Apricot slice

How to make:

STIR (or SHAKE) all ingredients with ice and strain into chilled glass.

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 10/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 5/10
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Review:

Gin and apple brandy enriched with apricot and Bénédictine liqueurs along with maple syrup.

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History:

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

THE MULE'S HIND LEG COCKTAIL.
1/5 Gin.
1/5 Bénédictine.
1/5 Applejack.
1/5 Maple syrup.
1/5 Apricot Brandy.
Shake well and strain into cocktail glass

Harry Craddock, 1930
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Nutrition:

One serving of Mule's Hind Leg contains 210 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.5 standard drinks
  • 23.49% alc./vol. (23.49° proof)
  • 21.1 grams of pure alcohol

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Florian Ruf’s Avatar Florian Ruf
18th September 2021 at 17:28
We liked this cocktail, although it is a bit too much on the sweet side for my taste. As this drink is quite big and has only the (absolute necessary!) dilution of a bit of water, I would suggest to do only ⅔ of the amount. This means 3 times 2cl, 1,5cl, 0,5cl, 1cl.
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Simon Difford’s Avatar Simon Difford
18th September 2021 at 19:07
Agreed! I've changed the recipe above accordingly and added the vintage recipe from The Savoy. Many thanks.
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