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Tulip Cocktail

Difford’s Guide
Discerning Drinkers (13)
Tulip Cocktail image
Measurements in:
Serves:
1
Ingredients
1 fl oz Calvados / apple brandy / straight applejack
1 fl oz Strucchi Rosso Vermouth
1/2 fl oz Luxardo Apricot Albicocca Liqueur
1/2 fl oz Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)

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How to make

Glassware

Serve in a Coupe glass

Prepare

  1. Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
  2. Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.

Method

  1. SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
  2. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

  1. EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 6/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 6/10
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Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Tulip Cocktail contains 154 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.2 standard drinks
  • 17.4% alc./vol. (34.8° proof)
  • 16.8 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Values stated for alcohol and calorie content, and number of drinks an ingredient makes should be considered approximate.

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History

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

TULIP COCKTAIL.
1/6 Lemon Juice.
1/6 Apricot Brandy.
1/3 Italian Vermouth.
1/3 Calvados or Apple Brandy.
Shake well and strain into cocktail glass.

Harry Craddock, 1930

Review

Rich but balanced with bags of fruit: apple, apricot and lemon.

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Comments & Discussion

Florian Ruf Premium Member
Depending on the sourness of the lemon I like to use of up to a barspoon of sugar syrup.
score: 1

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Difford’s Shop logo
$0.60 per cocktail*

Makes a minimum of 50 cocktails.
Shipping and applicable tax calculated at checkout.


Orders are processed by a licensed Fulproof retailer. The buy now button is added simply for convenience.

Checkout

* May not include all ingredients. Price per cocktail is an estimate based on cost of one cocktail with ingredients shown above and does not include shipping.

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