Experience "paradise" with this cocktail

23:21 - 19 April 2016

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With a mix of gin, apricot brandy, fresh orange juice and ice, prepare to be ushered into paradise with this interesting cocktail.

Described as an a pre-dinner drink or aperitif, this cocktail played a key part in the 1933 Warner Bros romantic film "One Way Passage", as the drink of the two star-crossed lovers played by Kay Francis and William Powell.

Directions:

1 1/2 cups ice
1 1/2 fluid ounces gin
1 fluid ounce apricot brandy
2 fluid ounces fresh orange juice
1 lemon twist for garnish (optional)

What you need:

Fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Pour in gin, apricot brandy, and fresh orange juice. Shake well, then strain into a chilled glass. Garnish with a twist of lemon if you like.