Love Me Tender

Gin, sherry, peach whisper.

A stirred cocktail built on gin and dry sherry, rounded out by Aperol, peach vodka and a drop of apricot brandy. Dry and aromatic, finished with the scent of an orange twist.

Aperitif
Stirred

Glass: Cocktail glass
Method: Stirred
Strength: Strong
Time: 3 min
Difficulty: Medium
Ice: No ice

Ingredients

Servings 1

Gin 50 ml
Dry sherry 30 ml
Aperol 10 ml
Peach vodka 10 ml
Apricot brandy 1 drop

Garnish

Orange twist

Proportions

How to make

Chill a cocktail glass.
Fill the mixing glass with ice.
Pour the gin.
Add the dry sherry.
Add the Aperol.
Add the peach vodka.
Add a drop of apricot brandy.
Stir until chilled.
Strain into the chilled glass.
Garnish with an orange twist.

The story

Origins

LegendA story passed down, not confirmed by the sources.

Neither the creator nor the year of creation of the Love Me Tender is known. The recipe appears in several online cocktail databases, such as The Webtender, Cocktail Builder and Quench Magazine, always with the same proportions: five parts Beefeater gin, three parts dry sherry, one part Aperol, one part peach vodka and a drop of apricot brandy, stirred and served in a cocktail glass with an orange twist. None of these sources tells its origin. Entirely different drinks also circulate under the same name, for example a Brazilian one made with Champagne and blackcurrant syrup and a simple mix of vodka, cranberry and lime.

Sources (5)

Taste profile

Strong: 4 out of 5
Dry: 3 out of 5
Bitter: 2 out of 5
Fruity: 2 out of 5