Diki-Diki

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Photographed in a Retro Coupe Engraved 7.75oz

Ingredients:
1 2⁄3 oz Calvados / apple brandy / straight applejack
5⁄6 oz Swedish Punsch liqueur
5⁄6 oz Pink grapefruit juice (freshly squeezed)
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of sugar rim.
  3. SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
  4. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Strength & taste guide:

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

Fruity yet tart. Apple brandy and grapefruit with the distinctive twang of Swedish Punch.

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History:

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

DIKI-DIKI COCKTAIL.
1/6 Grape Fruit Juice.
1/6 Swedish Punch.
2/3 Calvados.
Shake well and strain into cocktail glass.

Harry Craddock, 1930
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Nutrition:

One serving of Diki-Diki contains 191 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.4 standard drinks
  • 19.48% alc./vol. (19.48° proof)
  • 19.5 grams of pure alcohol

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Florian Ruf’s Avatar Florian Ruf
2nd December 2021 at 19:48
In my opinion this cocktail lacks a bit of corpse, but sorrily as I am no professional, I am not able to suggest any solution. Sugar syrup is not helper.
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