Royal Jubilee

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Glass:

Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
1 12 fl oz Calvados / apple brandy / straight applejack
34 fl oz Cointreau triple sec liqueur
34 fl oz Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
16 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
× 1 1 serving
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Prepare:

  1. Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
  2. Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.

How to make:

  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.

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 8/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 8/10

Review:

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

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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

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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Ruth Harvey’s Avatar Ruth Harvey
3 hours ago
A lemony-appley sidecar... what's not to love about that! 🍋🍎
Florian Ruf’s Avatar Florian Ruf
5 hours ago
This cocktail will be repeated. Rich apple notes smoothed by Triple sec. I would not change anything