Claridge Cocktail

If you like martinis or gimlets, you will love this cocktail, whose combination of spirits is surprising but delicious!

Course Cocktails

Cuisine Cocktails

Keyword Claridge cocktail, Cointreau cocktails, gin cocktails

Prep Time 5

Total Time 5

Servings Cocktails

Calories 209kcal

Fill cocktail shaker 1/2 way with ice
Add gin, vermouth, Cointreau and apricot brandy
3 ounces dry gin, 3 ounces dry vermouth, 1 ounce Cointreau, 1 ounce apricot brandy
Cap shaker and shake for 15 seconds. Divide and strain liquid between the martini glasses
Take lemon rind strips and rub along the rim and drop one into each glass
2 lemon twists
Sip
Smile
Enjoy

Helpful tips

Use the BEST ingredients you can afford, but just know that using premium ingredients equal a more delicious drink, especially when the cocktail is 100% alcohol.
If you are strapped for cash and would rather not get a mid- to high-level gin, I recommend getting at least a mid- to high-level orange liqueur. So, get Cointreau instead of triple sec. Here's why: most cocktails don't require a lot of orange liqueur so your investment in this delicious spirit will go a long way.
Whenever I make a cocktail that calls for a martini glass, I put the receptacle in the freezer. (The only reason I don't use it in my photographs is that you can't see the beauty of the drink through frosted glass. Boo!)
I find that a lemon twist goes well in this cocktail. Always wash your lemons before slicing and dropping either a wedge or twist in a cocktail.