Sapphire Apricot Fizz

This mesmerizing cocktail, with its intriguingly opaque and slightly frothy appearance, offers a captivating balance of flavors. The combination of apricot liqueur, gin, lime juice, and bitters creates a salmon-hued libation that is both elegant and delicious.

Sapphire Apricot Fizz

A mesmerizingly balanced apricot-gin cocktail with a slightly frothy and opaque appearance.

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Ingredients

  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon hot water
  • 2 oz. Plymouth or Citadelle gin
  • 1 oz. fresh lime juice
  • 3/4 oz. Giffard Abricot du Roussillon liqueur
  • 1/2 oz. Blume Marillen apricot eau-de-vie
  • 3 dashes Peychaud's bitters
  • 1 kumquat (optional), halved

Instructions

  1. Dissolve sugar in hot water in a cocktail shaker.
  2. Fill the shaker with ice.
  3. Add gin, fresh lime juice, apricot liqueur, apricot eau-de-vie, and Peychaud's bitters to the shaker.
  4. Cover the shaker and shake vigorously for about 15 seconds, until chilled.
  5. Place the optional halved kumquat in a chilled coupe glass.
  6. Strain the cocktail into the glass.