Garnish:
Apricot slice on rim or orange zest twist
How to make:
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 | Chilled water |
Review:
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.
History:
Adapted from a recipe in Harry Craddock's 1930 The Savoy Cocktail Book.
EMPIRE COCKTAIL.
Harry Craddock, 1930
¼ Apricot Brandy.
¼ Calvados.
½ Gin.
Shake well and strain into chilled glass.
Alcohol content:
- 2 standard drinks
- 27.64% alc./vol. (55.28° proof)
- 27.6 grams of pure alcohol
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