#apricotbrandy

This cool drink is perfect for summer because it has both the sweetness of apricot brandy and the sourness of fresh lime juice. When you add club soda, it gives it a cool fizz, which makes it perfect for hot days.

Ingredients: 2 oz apricot brandy. 1 oz fresh lime juice. 1/2 oz simple syrup. Club soda. Ice cubes. Lime slices and fresh apricot slices for garnish.

Instructions: Put ice cubes in a shaker. Put the simple syrup, apricot brandy, and fresh lime juice in the shaker. Make sure to shake it well until it's cold. Strain the drink into an ice-filled glass. Add club soda on top and stir it in slowly. Put lime and apricot slices on top to look nice. Serve and have fun!

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 0 minutes

Boston Cocktail

I feel I've had this drink before. It comes from this example being another one of those gin and apricot brandy recipes that keep coming back in different proportions. Also it is another one of a long line of Boston-named drinks like the Cooler, the Sidecar, and the Sour. Just for kicks I used the distinguished Plymouth gin which is known as its own style of gin complete in itself. It's not London or Old Tom, but it's an old recipe that has been around since the Plymouth colony in Massachusetts began, or at least soon after. This is the gin of Plymouth, England and the industrious people who sailed from there to find a better life.

Babbie’s Special Cocktail

This is a funny cocktail with a funny name. I enjoyed it, though it is much too sweet for my taste. Using apricot brandy as the base of a cocktail comes across as very old-world, especially when using cream to make a dessert drink. One saving grace that I appreciate is the teaspoon of gin which can make a big impact on the flavor of a dessert drink. In this case I used Copper Fox Vir Gin because it is so richly flavored and really suited to dessert drinks. You get anise, basil, malted barley: lots of flavors that go well with a creamy fruit drink from just a touch of Vir Gin gin.