Butterfly's Breath

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The late Julia and Paul Child often entertained friends with cocktails, many of them invented by Paul Child, who delighted in creating custom drinks. A small collection of Paul’s recipes, written on 3-by-5 index cards, was recently discovered in Julia Child’s archives. Among them is this sweet, apricot brandy–laced riff on the gimlet.

By Paul Child

Updated on July 26, 2023

Tested by

Food & Wine Test Kitchen

Butterfly's Breath — Photo: Christopher Testani

Total Time:

5 mins

Yield:

1 cocktail

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Ingredients

3 3/4 teaspoons sweetened lime juice (such as Rose’s)
1 tablespoon water
1/2 teaspoon granulated sugar
1/4 cup (2 ounces) London dry gin (such as Beefeater)
2 tablespoons (1 ounce) apricot brandy
Lemon peel twist or lime peel twist

Directions

Stir together lime juice, 1 tablespoon water, and sugar in a mixing glass until sugar is dissolved. Pour gin and apricot brandy into glass, and fill glass with ice. Using a bar spoon, stir until outside of glass is frosty, about 30 seconds. Strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with a lemon peel twist.

Originally appeared: November 2018

Butterfly's Breath

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