Classic cocktails · Gin · IBA official
Sunset orange in the glass, with ripe apricot and fresh orange softening the gin's juniper edge. It is short, bright and gently sweet, the kind of drink that opens an evening rather than ending it.
1¼ oz
London dry gine.g. Tanqueray · Gordon's · Beefeater · Bombay Sapphire · Sipsmith
¾ oz
apricot brandy apricot liqueure.g. Marie Brizard · Bols · Rothman & Winter · DeKuyper
½ oz
orange juice
Garnish: Orange twist (optional) · Ice: Served up, no ice
Paradise
Fruity and smooth with ripe apricot, fresh orange and a juniper backbone. Medium-bodied, lightly sweet and moderately strong.
The Paradise is an interwar classic that appears in Harry Craddock's Savoy Cocktail Book of 1930, among other cocktail books of the period. Who created it is not known, but its simple formula of gin, apricot brandy and orange juice made it a lasting favorite.
In older recipes, apricot brandy usually means an apricot liqueur rather than a dry fruit brandy, and that is what gives the drink its round, fruity sweetness. Some early versions add a dash of lemon juice for extra freshness. The International Bartenders Association lists the Paradise among its Unforgettables and classes it as a pre-dinner drink, meaning an aperitif.
In classic recipes it means apricot liqueur, a sweet liqueur made with apricots, not a dry apricot eau de vie.
The IBA classes it as a pre-dinner drink, so it works best as an aperitif.
Yes. It is listed among the IBA Unforgettables.
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Fruity and golden like a lost paradise.
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