Favorite
3.6 11 ratings
Ingredients
1 oz Gin
1 oz Apricot liqueur
1 oz Dry vermouth
1/6 oz Lemon juice
How to make
Serve in a coupe glass
Prepare
- 1 Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
- 2 Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.
Method
- 3 SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
- 4 FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
Garnish
- 5 EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.
Flavour profile
No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
20.7% alc./vol. · 1.5 standard drinks · 168 calories
History
This apricot liqueur-laced gin martini with balancing lemon sourness is not unpleasant.
Harry Craddock's 1930 book, The Savoy Cocktail Book, offers this recipe for the "Favourite Cocktail": "Favourite Cocktail 1 Dash Lemon Juice. 1/3 Apricot Brandy. 1/3 French Vermouth. 1/3 Dry Gin. Shake well and strain into cocktail glass."
Created by Harry Craddock