Classic Cocktails · Gin Cocktails
Angel Face
A spirit-forward orchard trio: dry gin, sweet apricot and baked apple.
- Base spirit
- Gin
- Origin
- London, UK
- Period
- 1930
- Creator
- Harry Craddock
Ingredients
IBA official specification
- Gin30 ml
- Apricot brandy30 ml
- Calvados30 ml
- Glass
- Cocktail glass
- Ice
- Served up, no ice
- Garnish
- None
- Technique
- Shaken
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Prep time
- 4 min
Method
- 01
Chill the cocktail glass.
- 02
Add all ingredients to a shaker with ice.
- 03
Shake hard for 10–12 seconds.
- 04
Double strain into the cocktail glass.
Tasting Notes
- Aroma
- Apricot, apple, juniper
- Finish
- Warm and fruity
- Character
- Strong fruit-forward sipper
Tasting scores are MIXY editorial assessments.
History & Background
Published in Harry Craddock's Savoy Cocktail Book (1930), the Angel Face is one of the few classics built entirely on spirits and liqueur with no citrus or vermouth.
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