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Angel Face

A soft, floral gin‑apple‑apricot cocktail with gentle sweetness.

Base spirit
Gin
Style
Spirit-forward
Glassware
Nick and nora
Technique
Stir

The Angel Face blends equal parts gin, Calvados, and apricot brandy for a delicate, fruity stirred cocktail. It drinks smooth and lightly perfumed with orchard‑fruit complexity.

An Angel Face in a Nick & Nora glass with no garnish.

Ingredients

Servings
  • • 1 oz gin
  • • 1 oz Calvados
  • • 1 oz apricot brandy

Did you know?

“The drink appears in the Savoy Cocktail Book and reflects interwar fascination with fruit‑brandy blends.”

Source:Savoy; PunchDrink

Bartender's Note

Use quality Calvados for apple depth.

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How to make the Angel Face

  1. 1Add gin, Calvados, and apricot brandy to a mixing glass filled with ice
  2. 2Stir until well chilled
  3. 3Strain into a nick and nora
  4. 4Serve

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