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IBA official cocktail | |
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Type | Cocktail |
Base spirit | |
Served | Straight up: chilled, without ice |
Standard drinkware | Cocktail glass |
IBA specified ingredients† |
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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 Craddock in 1930. This cocktail is prepared using gin, apricot brandy (apricot liqueur), and orange juice in a 2:1:1 ratio, with a splash of lemon juice. [1]
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. [2]
On May 27, 2018, Snoop Dogg 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. [3] [4]