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Spencer

Breakfast/brunch · Fruity (e.g. Pornstar Martini)

3.8 29 ratings

Ingredients

2 oz Gin
2/3 oz Apricot liqueur
1/3 oz Orange juice
1 dash Aromatic bitters

How to make

Serve in a coupe glass

Prepare

  1. 1 Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
  2. 2 Prepare garnish of orange zest twist and skewered Luxardo Maraschino Cherry.

Method

  1. 3 SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
  2. 4 FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

  1. 5 EXPRESS orange zest twist over cocktail and discard.
  2. 6 Garnish with skewered cherry.

Flavour profile

25.1% alc./vol. · 1.7 standard drinks · 180 calories

History

Harry Craddock described it as "Very mellifluous: has a fine and rapid action: for morning work."

This recipe is adapted from Harry Craddock's 1930 The Savoy Cocktail Book. SPENCER COCKTAIL. 1 Dash Angostura Bitters. 1 Dash Orange Juice. 1/3 Apricot Brandy. 2/3 Dry Gin. Shake the ingredients well and strain them into a cocktail glass. Garnish with a cherry and express the oil from an orange peel over the top.