Charlie Chaplin Cocktail Recipe
A pre-Prohibition cocktail invented at New York City's Waldorf-Astoria hotel prior to the 1920s. This fruity, sweet-tart drink combines sloe gin and apricot liqueur with fresh lime juice, evoking old Hollywood glamour. Named after the iconic silent film comedian. It is typically served without a garnish or with a simple lime or apricot element.
Make This
- Base
- Sloe Gin
- Glass
- Coupe glass or cocktail glass
- Difficulty
- Medium
- Time
- 4 minutes
- Strength
- Medium
- Flavor
- Fruity
Ingredients
- 1 oz Sloe Gin
- 1 oz Apricot Liqueur
- 1 oz Lime Juice
Instructions
- Add the sloe gin, apricot liqueur, and lime juice into a cocktail shaker with ice.
- Shake until well-chilled (shake a bit longer than usual or add a small splash of water for proper dilution, as the drink can become syrupy otherwise).
- Fine strain into a chilled cocktail glass or coupe.