Paradise
Gin, apricot and orange.
Gin, apricot brandy and fresh orange juice, shaken and served up. Fruity and silky, with the gin keeping the apricot's sweetness in check: a 1920s classic still on the IBA list.
- IBA · The Unforgettables
- Aperitif
- Shaken
- Glass
- Cocktail glass
- Method
- Shaken
- Strength
- Strong
- Time
- 3 min
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Ice
- No ice
Ingredients
Measures for 1 serving
-
Gin
30 ml
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Apricot brandy
20 ml
-
Orange juice
15 ml
Proportions
How to make
- Chill a cocktail glass.
- Fill a shaker with ice.
- Pour the gin.
- Pour the apricot brandy.
- Pour the fresh orange juice.
- Shake well.
- Strain into the chilled glass.
- Serve without garnish.
The story
Origins
LegendA story passed down, not confirmed by the sources.
The Paradise first appears in print in 1922, in Harry MacElhone's Harry's ABC of Mixing Cocktails, as an equal-parts mix of dry gin, apricot brandy and orange juice. In 1930 Harry Craddock's Savoy Cocktail Book printed a revised version: half gin, a quarter each of apricot brandy and orange juice, and a dash of lemon. Some sources credit Craddock with creating it, but MacElhone's recipe is earlier and the true inventor remains unknown. In 1932 the drink featured in the film One Way Passage. On every IBA list since 1961, it now belongs to the Unforgettables.
Sources (5)
- Difford's Guide — Paradise (opens in a new tab) recipe and history
- IBA — Paradise (opens in a new tab) recipe
- Wikipedia — List of IBA official cocktails (historical lists) (opens in a new tab) recipe
- Cocktail Society — Paradise (opens in a new tab) history
- Wikipedia — Paradise (cocktail) (opens in a new tab) history
Taste profile
- Fruity
- 4 out of 5
- Sweet
- 3 out of 5
- Strong
- 3 out of 5
- Citrus
- 2 out of 5
