Angel Face


Wanna see the lord?


August 24, 2025

An Angel Face cocktail sitting in a coupe glass with orange twist sitting atop a wooden table.
Angel Face
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Angel Face
A few too many of these and you will assuredly see the lord. This week's cocktail is the Angel Face. Time to tip one. #cocktails 🍸🍹

Angel Face

Potion:
  • 1.25 oz Calvados
  • 1 oz Gin
  • 3/4 oz Apricot Liqueur
  • 1 dash Almond Bitters
  • Orange peel garnish 
Procedures:
Chill a coupe or Nick 'n Nora glass. Add the ingredients sans garnish to a mixing glass. Add the ice and stir until, well, ice cold. Fine strain into the glass, garnish and you'll see the light. 
This is a little dryer than the typical spec, and I love Calvados. In my opinion, Apple Jack does not do justice to the soft aromas and delicate palate here. 
Almonds have an historic affinity for apricots - Almond extract is often made with apricot pits (or peach pits) not almonds. Don't get a heavy hand though or the Bitters steal the show.

#calvados #brandy #apricot

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