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Golden dawn cocktail

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This gorgeous, well balanced golden dawn cocktail uses a combination of ingredients that are not too sweet and not too fruity.

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This drink is considered one of the classics or at least a vintage classic. Having won “World’s Finest Cocktail” in the United Kingdom Bartender’s Guild contest in 1930. Subsequently, this drink is also unique in that it uses all equal proportions which is something you don’t see very often in cocktails. The mix of ingredients lends itself to being along the lines of a tropical cocktail or at least a fruity concoction but in an understated way. The drink also looks very elegant, like a sunrise or sunset, depending on which direction you’re facing.

Ingredients for golden dawn cocktail

Calvados apple brandy- you could also use applejack

Dry gin

Cointreau- you could also sub triple sec. I’ve also seen this recipe not use any orange liqueur.

Apricot brandy- or an apricot liqueur

Orange juice- fresh squeezed highly recommended

Grenadine

cocktail cherry- for garnish

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Recipe

Golden Dawn

(serves 1)

1/2 ounce calvados apple brandy

1/2 ounce gin

a half ounce Cointreau

1/2 ounce apricot brandy

1/2 ounce fresh squeezed orange juice

Splash of grenadine

Cocktail cherry for garnish- optional

In a shaker with ice, combine apple brandy, gin, Cointreau, apricot brandy. and orange juice. Shake well. Strain into a chilled martini glass. Add a splash of grenadine and drop in the cherry.

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To health, wealth, and happiness! Cheers!

Looking for more cocktails to make with some of these same ingredients?

If you like apricot brandy- try this apricot fizz, or this apricot pie martini, this apricot moscow mule, a bremuda rose, or millionaire’s cocktail.

I use apple brandy in this sparkling apple cider sangria.

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