Paradise

Paradise

  • Type
    Cocktail
  • Primary alcohol by volume
    Gin
  • Served
    Straight up
  • Standard drinkware
    Cocktail glass
  • IBA specified ingredients
    7 parts gin
    4 parts apricot brandy
    3 parts orange juice
  • Preparation
    Shake together over ice.
    Strain into cocktail glass and serve chilled.
  • Timing
    All Day

The paradise is an IBA official cocktail, and is classified as a “pre-dinner” drink, an apéritif.

The earliest known in-print recipe for the Paradise Cocktail was written by Harry Craddock in 1930.

This cocktail is prepared using gin, apricot brandy (apricot liqueur), and orange juice in a 2:1:1 ratio, with a splash of lemon juice.

References
Paradise (cocktail)

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