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Fairbanks No.1
Apricot liqueur dominates this cocktail but dry vermouth, dry gin, lemon juice, and dilution save it from excessive sweetness
John CARR
30th July at 14:44
As per the Review section: strong on the apricot, but enough interest from its glass-fellows to keep it interesting with some really lovely richness and herbal flavours. Had the dregs of a bottle of Tanqueray 10 for some extra gin kick. Recommended.
30th July at 14:46
A splash of amaretto could also sit nicely here if you’re still finding the apricot a bit much.
6th April at 22:52
Yummy and interesting! It's pretty cool how the dry vermouth does something different at the end of the sip than bitters would have. It's a new sensation and really neat.
27th February at 17:38
Not at all as sweet as I thought it would be. I came in with prejudice but no, it's actually quite lovely. It's like a floral apricot candy with body from the gin and vermouth. I thought the lemon wouldn't be able to control the sweetness but it actually does. Solid 4.5/5 for me.
5th September 2024 at 13:41
Lovely. Marie Françoise Apricot Liqueur, Beefeater, Dolin, tempered ice. I am happy with the lemon part as indicated, adding more would be a detriment I think. The way it is, the apricot shines through robustly. It's a fine lingering sipper, not a guzzler.
1st April 2024 at 03:20
This one's delightful! The apricot and grenadine play well together amongst balancing bitter and sour support.( I used Rothman & Winter Orchard Apricot.)
19th April 2023 at 16:09
A nice drink where the sweet/tart flavour of the apricot liqueur blended instead of intruding (for me).
14th January 2023 at 02:58
Wonderfully colourful drink. I tried it with "Tempo Arandano" blueberry gin, and it is divine.
25th August 2022 at 23:33
Made it as posted and interestingly, it pushed my sweetness tolerance limits. Second time I doubled the lemon juice (1/3 oz or 10 ml) and it was definitely more balanced. The Apricot does shine well in this cocktail.
26th August 2022 at 18:38
Agreed. Thanks, Miguel (and Florian). I've upped the lemon juice accordingly.
23rd February 2022 at 16:57
The subtleness of the apricot makes the drink, perfect hot summer sun downer
9th December 2021 at 00:23
This was great. Love the hint of apricot. Would do this one again.
27th November 2021 at 16:22
Very good cocktail, we love it. I doubled the lemon juice and gave a little bit more Grenadine to balance that. This let the Apricot brandy step back a very little bit. Delicious!