Eastern Promise

Difford’s Guide
Discerning Drinkers (19 ratings)

Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
2 oz Ketel One Vodka
14 oz Luxardo Apricot Albicocca Liqueur
12 oz Monin Rose Syrup
12 oz Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.
  3. SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
  4. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
  5. EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 7/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 7/10

Review:

Citrus dominates this drink but the result is floral rather than tart.

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History:

Adapted from a drink discovered in 2004 at Oxo Tower Bar, London, England.

Nutrition:

One serving of Eastern Promise contains 190 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.4 standard drinks
  • 19.8% alc./vol. (19.8° proof)
  • 19.3 grams of pure alcohol

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Chris Dimal’s Avatar Chris Dimal
2nd June 2023 at 16:58
Really floral, nice dessert drink, although it can be drunk anytime. The apricot is ever so subtle, bringing out fruitiness.
Sally Morgan’s Avatar Sally Morgan
5th April 2021 at 19:36
If you don’t have rose sugar syrup then it work just as well with ordinary sugar syrup and a couple of dashes of rose water (or to taste).

Turkish delight in a glass (the posh sort). Delish.
Sally Morgan’s Avatar Sally Morgan
23rd August 2020 at 19:18
I had some leftover rose lemonade so a wick tweak of this - sub the rose syrup with a shot of rose lemonade and double the apricot brandy to 1/2 shot makes a pleasant perfumed drink