Serve in a Coupe glass
1 1⁄2 oz | Hayman's London Dry Gin |
3⁄4 oz | Calvados / apple brandy / straight applejack |
3⁄4 oz | Luxardo Apricot Albicocca Liqueur |
1⁄3 oz | Chilled water |
Apricot fortified by gin and apple brandy. Craddock's 1930 recipe calls for this cocktail to be shaken rather than stirred, indeed it's a cocktail that benefits from a little dilution, hence the addition of water.
Adapted from a recipe in Harry Craddock's 1930 The Savoy Cocktail Book.
EMPIRE COCKTAIL.
Harry Craddock, 1930
¼ Apricot Brandy.
¼ Calvados.
½ Gin.
Shake well and strain into chilled glass.
One serving of Empire Cocktail contains 204 calories
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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