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Fluffy Duck

Creamy (e.g. Dirty banana) · Dessert cocktails · Hall of Fame and must know/try

4.0 77 ratings

Ingredients

1 oz Gin
1 oz Advocaat liqueur
2/3 oz Triple sec
2/3 oz Orange juice
1 oz Soda water

How to make

Serve in a collins glass

Prepare

  1. 1 Select and pre-chill a COLLINS GLASS.
  2. 2 Prepare orange slice for garnish.

Method

  1. 3 SHAKE first 4 ingredients with ice.
  2. 4 STRAIN into ice-filled glass.
  3. 5 TOP with soda.

Garnish

  1. 6 Garnish with orange slice.

Flavour profile

14.4% alc./vol. · 1.4 standard drinks · 198 calories

History

Light, creamy and easy drinking. Gin prevents this particular drink from being too fluffy.

Louise Zedda-Sampson, a fellow Discerning Drinker, provided an advertisement from the Wednesday 15th December 1971 edition of the Potts Point, New South Wales, Australia newspaper. This advertisement suggests that the Fluffy Duck cocktail originated at the Cauldron Bubbles restaurant, located on Farrel Avenue in Darlinghurst. The restaurant's advertisement stated: "Cauldron BUBBLES Some of our very best things here at the Cauldron have been arrived at by a process of evolution, rather than any kind of recipe. We have just perfected a beautiful cocktail, which we call the Fluffy Duck. The recipe? Over ice mix 1/3oz. Gin, 1/3oz. Bacardi, 1/3oz. Vodka, a big dash of Advocat and a freshly squeezed orange. Shake well and strain into a cocktail glass." Continuing in the advertisement, Cauldron Bubbles highlighted their operating hours, noting they were typically open every day except Mondays. However, they announced a special closure for Christmas Day and Boxing Day, promoting a Christmas Eve special menu. The advertisement described the Christmas Eve menu as "a perfect start to The Festive round." It detailed a starter of Smoked Salmon, followed by a main course of Filet de Boeuf Wellington served with Pommes Parisienne and garden fresh vegetables. Dessert was to be Creme a la Orange. The restaurant encouraged reservations by calling .31-1523. The advertisement concluded with a holiday wish from John & Bruce: "We want to wish all our patrons and friends (and the former almost inevitably become the latter) all the happy things of the Christmas season and we hope to bring you even better food and more Fluffy Ducks in the year to come. See you, John & Bruce." References to the Fluffy Duck in cocktail books are scarce, but a recipe was found in Helen Spence's 1985 publication, Cocktails For Two. Spence's recipe provides different proportions: "FLUFFY DUCK Into an ice-filled glass pour two parts gin, two parts advocaat, one part Cointreau and one part orange juice. Stir in soda water to top up and serve with straws."