Hop Toad #3
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Hop Toad #3
Serve in a Coupe glass
| 1 1⁄2 oz | Luxardo Apricot Albicocca Liqueur |
| 3⁄4 oz | Lemon juice (freshly squeezed) |
| 1⁄3 oz | Chilled water omit if using wet ice |
How to make:
- Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
- Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.
- SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
- FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
- EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.
Review:
Fresh apricot dessert - all it lacks is a dollop of whipped cream.
History:
Adapted from a recipe in Harry Craddock's 1930 The Savoy Cocktail Book.
HOP TOAD COCKTAIL.
Harry Craddock, The Savoy Cocktail Book, 1930
¼ Lemon Juice.
¾ Apricot Brandy.
Shake well and strain into cocktail glass.
Nutrition:
One serving of Hop Toad #3 contains 101 calories
Alcohol content:
- 0.7 standard drinks
- 12.81% alc./vol. (12.81° proof)
- 9.9 grams of pure alcohol
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