Paradise (cocktail)
The Paradise is an IBA official cocktail, and is classified as a "pre-dinner" drink, an apéritif.
IBA official cocktail | |
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Type | Cocktail |
Primary alcohol by volume | |
Served | Straight up; without ice |
Standard drinkware | |
IBA specified ingredients |
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Preparation | Shake together over ice. Strain into cocktail glass and serve chilled. |
Timing | All Day |
The earliest known in-print recipe for the Paradise Cocktail was written by Harry Craddock in 1930. This cocktail is prepared using gin, apricot brandy (apricot liqueur), and orange juice in a 2:1:1 ratio, with a splash of lemon juice.[1]
In popular culture
The Paradise cocktail plays a key part in the 1933 Warner Bros. romantic film One Way Passage as the drink of the two star-crossed lovers played by Kay Francis and William Powell.[2]
On May 27, 2018, Snoop Dogg set the world record for the largest "Gin and Juice", a 500-litre (132 gallon) paradise cocktail that contained 180 bottles of gin, 154 bottles of apricot brandy, and 144 liters (38 gallons) of orange juice.[3]
See also
- List of cocktails
Liquor portal
References
- Harry Craddock (1930). The Savoy Cocktail Book. Constable & Company, London. ISBN 1-86205-296-4.
- "One Way Passage -- (Movie Clip) Paradise Cocktail". Turner Classic Movies.
- "New record: Largest Paradise cocktail". Twitter. Guinness Book of Records. Retrieved 30 May 2018.