CLASSIC · APRICOT LIQUEUR

Charlie Chaplin Cocktail

Name: Charlie Chaplin Cocktail
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 1 drink
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 22.5 ml Apricot liqueur; 22.5 ml Sloe Gin; 22.5 ml Freshly squeezed lime juice; Apricot wedge or dried apricot half

Born in the golden age of New York cocktail culture, the Charlie Chaplin is a study in equal-parts elegance - sloe gin and apricot liqueur weave together stone fruit depth and berry richness, while fresh lime juice cuts through with just enough acidity to keep everything lively and bright.

Ingredients

Apricot liqueur22.5 ml

Sloe Gin22.5 ml

Freshly squeezed lime juice22.5 ml

Apricot wedge or dried apricot half

Glassware

Coupe glass

Chilled.

Flavor

Apricot · Cherry · Lime

Estimated profile

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Method

1
Chill a coupe glass with ice water and set aside.
2
Add 22.5ml apricot liqueur, 22.5ml sloe gin, and 22.5ml freshly squeezed lime juice into a cocktail shaker.
3
Fill the shaker with ice and shake vigorously for 12–15 seconds until well chilled.
4
Discard the ice water from the coupe glass.
5
Fine strain the cocktail into the chilled coupe glass.
6
Garnish with an apricot wedge or a dried apricot half perched on the rim. Serve immediately.

From the Bartender

The Charlie Chaplin is a true equal-parts classic, believed to have been created at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York during the early 20th century in honour of the silent film icon. The equal-parts ratio is its defining virtue - resist the urge to adjust, as the balance between sweet, fruity, and sour is precisely the point.

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