Empire Cocktail

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Σερβίρεται σε:

Coupette ποτήρι

Γαρνιτούρα:

Apricot slice on rim or orange zest twist

Πώς φτιάχνεται:

STIR all ingredients with ice and strain into chilled glass.

1 1/2 fl oz Gin
3/4 fl oz Calvados / apple brandy / straight applejack
3/4 fl oz Luxardo Apricot Albicocca Liqueur
1/3 fl oz Κρύο νερό
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Αξιολόγηση:

Apricot fortified by gin and apple brandy. Craddock's 1930 recipe calls for this cocktail to be shaken rather than stirred, indeed it's a cocktail that benefits from a little dilution, hence the addition of water.

Ιστορία:

Adapted from a recipe in Harry Craddock's 1930 The Savoy Cocktail Book.

EMPIRE COCKTAIL.
¼ Apricot Brandy.
¼ Calvados.
½ Gin.
Shake well and strain into chilled glass.

Harry Craddock, 1930

Alcohol content:

  • 2 standard drinks
  • 27.64% alc./vol. (55.28° proof)
  • 27.6 grams of pure alcohol
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