Name: The Flirt
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 50 ml Reposado tequila; 20 ml Apricot liqueur; 15 ml Lime juice; 20 ml Cranberry juice

The Flirt
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Photographed in a Retro Coupe

Ingredients:
1 ²⁄₃ oz	Patrón Reposado tequila
²⁄₃ oz	Luxardo Apricot Albicocca Liqueur
¹⁄₂ oz	Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
²⁄₃ oz	Cranberry juice (sweetened)

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
Prepare garnish of lipstick on rim.
SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

A fruity sweet 'n' sour cocktail to challenge dishwashers across the land.

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History:

Adapted from a recipe created in 2002 by Dick Bradsell at Lonsdale House in Notting Hill, London, England.

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Nutrition:

One serving of The Flirt contains 165 calories

Alcohol content:

1.4 standard drinks
18.21% alc./vol. (18.21° proof)
19.1 grams of pure alcohol

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John Hinojos

19th December 2024 at 03:22

After 4 years, came around to have this cocktail again. Liking our cocktails on the sour side and without the sugar covering up the tastes, made with unsweetened cranberry juice. Found it delightful. Tart and very festive (had during the Christmas holidays)

Miguel Perales

14th February 2023 at 22:27

I agree with Florian in that the apricot dominated the flavors. I also agree with Frederick that it could have used just a touch of sweetness added (like 1/6 oz/5 ml) for better balance, but I guess it is very dependent on the Cranberry juice you used.

Florian Ruf

29th July 2022 at 11:53

Very good and refreshing cocktail. With a barspoon more cranberry juice (Ocean Spray) it was very well balanced and did not get sweet. Before, the apricot brandy dominated a bit.

John Hinojos

5th May 2021 at 00:46

This is great. Good variation of a margarita. We used cranberry juice only sweetened with sugar. If you use the unsweetened it will be too sour. I also stay way from cranberry juice which is sweetened with syrups. They get too sweet.

Fredrik Backman

15th November 2020 at 01:44

Perhaps my ingredients were a bit less sweet than they were supposed to be (I suspect that my cranberry drink lacked a certain amount of added sugar), but I feel like this drink needed a teaspoon or two of sugar to really mellow.

Fredrik Backman

15th November 2020 at 01:46

Loved the lipstick as a garnish, though. Obviously not much in the way of flavour, but I'm all about the old school pizzazz of a lipstick mark.

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