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Light, creamy and easy drinking. Gin prevents this particular duck from being too fluffy
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Louise Zedda-Sampson’s Avatar Louise Zedda-Sampson
10th September 2022 at 03:57
I have found a reference for the first Fluffy Duck here in Australia, although slightly different. I enjoy reading the histories on your site - cocktail origins are fascinating. Here's something in return.
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/263972985?searchTerm=%22fluffy%20duck%20%22%20cocktail
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Simon Difford’s Avatar Simon Difford
10th September 2022 at 10:55
Many thanks, Louise. I've added a quote from the newspaper above. This suggests Fluffy Duch was served straight-up in a cocktail glass. However, the other vintage quote I've found suggests a long cocktail with soda. I wonder which came first - the fluffy duck or the egg? Be interesting to see what else turns up. Thanks again.
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Simon Bennetts’ Avatar Simon Bennetts
31st May 2024 at 07:37
When I was working my way through Uni in the mid seventies, the head barman would pour the ingredients straight into an old fashioned glass. The trick I discovered was to add the other liquids first and then slowly pour the Advocate in on top of it. If you do it the other way around you end up with a gluey mess. There was no time for Cocktail shakers, so the whole thing was stirred rapidly with a straw, then topped up with lemonade or soda, which worked surprisingly well.
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