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Royal Jubilee

Difford’s Guide
Discerning Drinkers (26)
Measurements in:
Serves:
1
Ingredients
1 1/2 fl oz Calvados / apple brandy / straight applejack
3/4 fl oz Cointreau L'Unique triple sec liqueur
3/4 fl oz Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
1/6 fl oz Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water) 65.0°Brix
2 drop Saline solution (20g sea salt to 80g water) or merest pinch of s

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
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Royal Jubilee contains 180 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.5 standard drinks
  • 20.89% alc./vol. (41.78° proof)
  • 21.3 grams of pure alcohol
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History

Adapted from a recipe by Harry Craddock, first published in 1937 U.K.B.G. Approved Cocktails.

ROYAL JUBILEE
Invented by Harry Craddock.
25% Lemon juice
25% Cointreau.
50% Calvados.
Mix in ice and strain into cocktail glass.

U.K.B.G. Approved Cocktails, 1937

Review

A Sidecar made with apple brandy (calvados) in place of brandy (cognac).

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Comments & Discussion

Cassandra Adams Premium Member
Very enjoyable. We thought that an interesting experiment would be a touch of Ancho Reyes -- seems like the Sidecar family could have a spicy cousin (maybe it already does...?)
score: 3
Ruth Harvey
A lemony-appley sidecar... what's not to love about that! 🍋🍎
score: 2
Florian Ruf Premium Member
This cocktail will be repeated. Rich apple notes smoothed by Triple sec. I would not change anything
score: 3
Difford’s Shop logo
$1.33 per cocktail*

Makes a minimum of 16.5 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.