Paradise
ClassicGin, apricot liqueur, and orange juice, shaken bright. An Unforgettable that never quite broke through.
Soft stone-fruit sweetness from the apricot liqueur wrapped around gin's botanicals, brightened by orange juice into something closer to a grown-up creamsicle than a classic sour.
Ingredients
- 1.5 oz Gin
- 1 oz Apricot Liqueur
- 0.75 oz Orange Juice
- Orange twist · optional garnish
Method
- 1
Add all ingredients to a shaker with ice.
- 2
Shake hard until well chilled.
- 3
Strain into a chilled coupe.
- 4
Garnish with an orange twist.
The Story
Paradise dates to the cocktail's golden age between the World Wars, when apricot liqueur — then a fixture of any serious back bar — turned up in dozens of gin sours like this one. It has stayed on the International Bartenders Association's official list since the group's earliest years, which is the main reason it has survived at all: a genuinely simple, well-balanced drink that quietly outlasted the fruit-liqueur trend that produced it.
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