Cocktails, Food, and Gardening South of the hill in Bernal Heights, CA
Babbie’s Special Cocktail
1 Dash Gin. (1/2 teaspoon Beefeater’s Gin)
1/3 Sweet Cream. (3/4 oz Cream)
2/3 Apricot Brandy. (1 1/2 oz Vedrenne Liqueur de Abricot)
Shake well and strain into cocktail glass.
I really hope Babbie was special for some other reason than her taste in cocktails. Beautiful? Rich?
I found the drink much improved with a dash [...]
Apricot Cocktail
1/4 Lemon Juice. (1/2 oz Lemon Juice)
1/4 Orange Juice. (1/2 oz Orange Juice)
1/2 Apricot Brandy. (1/2 oz Vedrenne Liqueur de Abricot)
1 Dash Dry Gin. (Beefeater’s)
Shake well and strain into cocktail glass.
I was afraid this mild proto-Fuzzy Navel would be too sweet. However, the lemon balances out the sweetness of the Apricot liqueur nicely and [...]
Apple Pie Cocktail
1/2 Bacardi Rum. (1 1/2 oz Flor de Cana Extra Dry Rum)
1/2 Italian Vermouth. (1 1/2 oz Cinzano Rosso Vermouth)
4 Dashes Apricot Brandy. (1 teaspoon Vedrenne Liqueur de Abricot)
2 Dashes Grenadine. (1/2 teaspoon home made Grenadine)
4 Dashes Lemon Juice. (1 teaspoon Lemon Juice)
Shake (or stir? I’d lean towards stirring.) well and strain [...]
