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Coronation Cocktail (Old Waldorf-Astoria's)

Aperitivo/aperitif · Classic/vintage · Nightcap/sipping

4.5 41 ratings

Ingredients

1 oz Calvados apple brandy
3/4 oz Rosso/sweet vermouth
3/4 oz Dry vermouth
1/12 oz Apricot liqueur

How to make

Serve in a nick & nora glass

Prepare

  1. 1 Select and pre-chill a NICK & NORA GLASS.
  2. 2 Prepare garnish of skewered Luxardo Maraschino Cherry.

Method

  1. 3 STIR all ingredients with ice.
  2. 4 FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

  1. 5 Garnish with skewered cherry.

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Flavour profile

20.7% alc./vol. · 1.1 standard drinks · 141 calories

History

Calvados leads, supported by two vermouths and apricot notes.

Albert Stevens-Crockett's 1931 book, Old Waldorf Bar Days, provides the basis for this drink. CORONATION* Italian Vermuth: 1/3 French Vermuth: 1/3 Apple-jack: 1/3 Apricot Liqueur: 1 dash