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Charlie Chaplin Cocktail
Dilution is key to this fruity sweet 'n' sour cocktail, hence, depending on your ice, the Charlie Chaplin may benefit from the addition of a splash of...
Walter Brookbank
16th April at 18:34
I love this drink, tart and sour but the sloe gin adds a touch of sweetness to it, nicely balanced but next time I will do 1 oz each instead of 3/4 oz to last a little longer. I do a hard shake for 60 times to get the necessary dilution. Happy Birthday Charlie!
8th October 2024 at 01:23
Delightful! The tartness was a giggly surprise. Perhaps a bit too tart but this could be on the lime, however nothing to take umbrage over. Gave me the snap up from your sip and exclaim “that’s good” reaction, which is always a joy to have. Love vintage/classics so while it was tasty, zippy and generally delightful it was also nice to make something our fore-tenders did decades ago.
22nd June 2024 at 13:46
Wow! 🤩. The flavours work brilliantly together. Fresh and zingy and lovely. Need to watch the lime, depending on your fruit. Final quantity was quite small, better suited to a Nick & Nora.
22nd June 2024 at 13:29
Note: I assume this is actually a stirred cocktail?
22nd June 2024 at 13:30
Review and instructions don’t match.
18th April 2024 at 05:05
For some reason, I was expecting this to fall on the sweet or even cloying side of the cocktail equation but this is zesty and bright and perfect for a warm spring evening. The Luxardo Albicocca is just fantastic here-so fragrant and faintly nutty; it really helps to round out the cocktail and keep it from seeming too tart.
6th December 2023 at 06:05
Luxardo Albicocca & Hayman's. Made this and the Right Charlie. This tasted slightly more tart and the gin showed through more. My wife preferred this version but I preferred the Right Charlie. Either way, they are both very good drinks.
3rd September 2023 at 07:24
I still say this is the best ever. I recently obtained a bottle of mulberry gin- looking forward to trying that as a variant.
12th May 2023 at 07:49
This works really well with a red grape gin - I used grenache gin.
14th November 2022 at 22:28
Great cocktail. Sloe Gin upfront with a nice citrus tartness that is not overpowering mid palate. Apricot is very subtle towards the end.
I used a Nick and Nora glass for a fuller presentation.
I used a Nick and Nora glass for a fuller presentation.
6th May 2022 at 12:39
Fabulous cocktail, nice and tart, I used Hofland Sloe Gin and Drillaud Apricot Liqueur. One of my favorites!
3rd February 2022 at 01:30
Very interesting cocktail. Looking at the recipe, you would think it will be sweet. No, it is very dry. You do get a sweet and sour mix, as the first part of the drink is slightly sweet and goes to a wonderful tartness of the lime.
21st January 2022 at 10:55
Some joints make this with lemon, which I prefer. The lime tends to overpower it a bit, for mine.
21st April 2022 at 06:37
Love it Simon, made my day reading that!
8th April 2022 at 10:38
I've added a Right Charlie (see link above) with lemon juice rather than lime. Many thanks.
6th July 2020 at 06:55
Best cocktail ever.
3rd April 2020 at 18:17
Friday night lockdown. Working my way through the Top 100! Like this. Quite bitter at first but sweet mouthfeel. Would have again.