Paradise (cocktail)

Paradise

IBA official cocktail
Type	Cocktail
Base spirit	Gin
Served	Straight up: chilled, without ice
Standard drinkware	Cocktail glass
IBA specified ingredients†	3.5 cl (7 parts) gin 2 cl (4 parts) apricot brandy 1.5 cl (3 parts) orange juice
Preparation	Shake together over ice. Strain into cocktail glass and serve chilled.
Commonly served	All Day
† Paradise recipe at International Bartenders Association

The Paradise is an IBA official cocktail, and is classified as a "pre-dinner" drink, an apéritif.

The earliest known in-print recipe for the Paradise Cocktail was written by Harry MacElhone in 1922. ^[1] The canonical version is associated with Harry Craddock in 1930. This cocktail is prepared using gin, apricot brandy, and orange juice in a 2:1:1 ratio, with a splash of lemon juice. ^[2]

In popular culture

The Paradise cocktail plays a key part in the 1932 Warner Bros. romantic film One Way Passage as the drink of the two star-crossed lovers played by Kay Francis and William Powell. ^[3]

The Paradise cocktail was popularized by rapper Snoop Dogg in the track “Gin and Juice” on his debut album Doggystyle . ^[4] On May 27, 2018, Snoop Dogg, Warren G and Michael Voltaggio set the world record for the largest "Gin and Juice", a 500-litre (132 gallon) paradise cocktail that contained 180 bottles of gin, 154 bottles of apricot brandy, and 144 liters (38 gallons) of orange juice. ^[5]

See also

• List of cocktails
• Liquorportal

References

1. Harry MacElhone (1922). Harry of Ciro's ABC of Mixing Cocktails.
2. Harry Craddock (1930). The Savoy Cocktail Book. Constable & Company, London. ISBN   1-86205-296-4.
3. "One Way Passage -- (Movie Clip) Paradise Cocktail". Turner Classic Movies.
4. "Largest paradise cocktail". guinnessworldrecords.com.
5. Mccluskey, Megan (May 29, 2018). "Snoop Dogg Breaks Guinness Record for Biggest Gin and Juice". Time. Retrieved 2021-01-10.