Name: Charlie Chaplin
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 30 ml Apricot liqueur; 30 ml Sloe gin liqueur; 30 ml Lime juice; 7.5 ml Chilled water

Ingredients

1 fl oz

Luxardo Apricot Albicocca Liqueur

1 fl oz

Hayman's Sloe Gin liqueur

1 fl oz

Lime juice (freshly squeezed)

1/4 fl oz

Chilled water/mineral water (omit if using wet ice)

How to make

Glassware

Prepare

Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.

Prepare garnish of apricot wedge or dried apricot half.

Method

SHAKE all ingredients with ice.

FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

Garnish with apricot wedge or dried apricot half on rim.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Charlie Chaplin contains 139 calories

Alcohol content:

0.9 standard drinks
12.67% alc./vol. (25.34° proof)
13.3 grams of pure alcohol

History

Named after Sir Charles Spencer 'Charlie' Chaplin (1889-1977), the English slapstick comic actor of the silent film era, who was at the height of his career when this eponymous cocktail was created at New York's old Waldorf-Astoria prior to 1920. This recipe is adapted from Albert Stevens Crockett's 1935 The Old Waldorf-Astoria Bar Book.

CHARLIE CHAPLIN
One-third Lime Juice
One-third Sloe Gin
One-third Apricot Brandy

Albert Stevens Crockett, 1935

Comments & Discussion

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Mike Premium Member Commenter Appreciated Commenter 6 months ago

Fruity, light, sweet and tart. If you’re a booze hound, expect a very light mouthfeel compared to your Manhattan, OF or Martini. Great summer cocktail.

Plymouth sloe gin, Gifford apricot, Mexican limes

Jacques Gaudin Premium Member Commenter Appreciated Commenter 10 months ago

I tried this alongside the Right Charlie version with lemon juice. My preference goes to the latter although the difference is not huge. A deliious not-too-boozy drink in both cases.

Walter Brookbank Commenter Appreciated Commenter 1 year ago

I love this drink, tart and sour but the sloe gin adds a touch of sweetness to it, nicely balanced but next time I will do 1 oz each instead of 3/4 oz to last a little longer. I do a hard shake for 60 times to get the necessary dilution. Happy Birthday Charlie!

AJ Premium Member 1 year ago

Delightful! The tartness was a giggly surprise. Perhaps a bit too tart but this could be on the lime, however nothing to take umbrage over. Gave me the snap up from your sip and exclaim “that’s good” reaction, which is always a joy to have. Love vintage/classics so while it was tasty, zippy and generally delightful it was also nice to make something our fore-tenders did decades ago.

John CARR Premium Member Commenter Appreciated Commenter 2 years ago

Wow! 🤩. The flavours work brilliantly together. Fresh and zingy and lovely. Need to watch the lime, depending on your fruit. Final quantity was quite small, better suited to a Nick & Nora.

John CARR Premium Member Commenter Appreciated Commenter 2 years ago

Note: I assume this is actually a stirred cocktail?

John CARR Premium Member Commenter Appreciated Commenter 2 years ago

Review and instructions don’t match.

Simon Difford Verified User Premium Member Commenter Appreciated Commenter 2 years ago

I shake it. I've corrected the review accordingly. Thanks for bringing to my attention.

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Marie-Therese Straus Commenter Appreciated Commenter 2 years ago

For some reason, I was expecting this to fall on the sweet or even cloying side of the cocktail equation but this is zesty and bright and perfect for a warm spring evening. The Luxardo Albicocca is just fantastic here-so fragrant and faintly nutty; it really helps to round out the cocktail and keep it from seeming too tart.

Jack Reid Commenter Appreciated Commenter 2 years ago

Luxardo Albicocca & Hayman's. Made this and the Right Charlie. This tasted slightly more tart and the gin showed through more. My wife preferred this version but I preferred the Right Charlie. Either way, they are both very good drinks.