The Paradise Cocktail was invented by Harry Craddock and it is a pure classic. This cocktail has absolutely classic composition – gin as main alcohol, apricot brandy (actually is not a brandy, it is sweet fruit liqueur) as sweetener and orange juice as diluent.
This recipe was found on The Pocket Bar Book by Mickhael Jackson (this recipe is so similar to the IBA-version).
Paradise
45 ml gin
30 ml apricot brandy
30 ml fresh orange juice
Shake. Serve in cocktail glass and garnish with a thin orange wedge.
I use Gordons London Dry Gin (47%) (or Befeater London Dry Gin (47%)) and liqueur BOLS Apricot. The Paradise Cocktail is admirable drink. It has smooth and sweet fruit taste with light bitternes in aftertaste.
Extremely interesting results was obtained with apricot liqueur by Nannerl. This austrian liqueurs are very natural and has very organic taste. The Paradise Cocktail made with Nannerl Apricot Liqueur and Bombay Sapphire Gin has great sweet and fruit palate.
Also I prepare this cocktail with liqueur DK Apricot brandy. This liqueur has very artificial taste. Actually it is bad choice for this cocktail.
On my Favorite CocktailDB I found next recipe of the Paradise Cocktail. It seems that it is version from The Savoy Cocktail Book by Harry Craddock.
Paradise
45 ml gin
20 ml apricot-brandy
20 ml fresh orange juice
1 dash fresh lemon juice
Shake. Cocktail glass.
This version is so similar the above. If you use good gin (like Bombay Sapphire), good liqueur (like BOLS) and fresh-squeezed orange juice from ripe, fresh fruit you obtain great cocktail with fresh and right taste.
This modern version of the Paradise Cocktail I found in The Craft of the Cocktail by Dale DeGroff.
Paradise (Dale`s DeGroff ver.)
60 ml gin
20 ml apricot-brandy
20 ml fresh orange juice
2 dash orange bitter
Shake. Cocktail glass. Garnish with a flamed orange peel.
This cocktail is very aromatic. It has so compose and piquant taste.
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