🥃 Angel Face
Angel Face is a cocktail of 30 ml each of gin, apricot brandy and Calvados, shaken with ice and strained into a chilled cocktail glass; the IBA lists it in The Unforgettables.
Angel Face is a cocktail of equal parts gin, apricot brandy and Calvados, shaken with ice and strained into a chilled cocktail glass. The International Bartenders Association (IBA) lists it among its official cocktails in the category “The Unforgettables”.
Ingredients. The IBA recipe calls for 30 ml gin, 30 ml apricot brandy and 30 ml Calvados. All three ingredients are spirits: the recipe contains no juice, syrup or soda.
Method. Pour all ingredients into a cocktail shaker filled with ice cubes. Shake and strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
Glass and garnish. A chilled cocktail glass. The IBA page lists no garnish (“N/A”).
Strength. The three spirits add up to 90 ml per serving and the recipe has no non-alcoholic ingredient, so the drink is strong. The IBA page gives no alcohol figure; the exact strength depends on the brands used and on the dilution from shaking with ice.
Why it matters to you: the recipe is short and exact, three equal measures, so it is easy to reproduce at home as the IBA describes it. Because a serving is made only of spirits, it contains a considerable amount of alcohol, and you should not drive after it. The WHO states that no level of alcohol consumption is safe for health.
Facts
| Raw material | gin, apricot brandy, Calvados — 30 ml each 1 |
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How it connects to Spirits
🥃 Angel Face → similar → 🍎 Fruit brandies → kind of → 🥃 Spirits
Links
- Made from
- 🥃 Calvados, 🍸 Liqueurs
- What it affects
- 🍷 Alcohol and health, 🍷 Drunk driving
- Traditions
- 🧑🤝🧑 British
- Part of
- 🍸 Gin
- Similar and different
- 🍎 Fruit brandies, 🥃 Applejack, 🥃 Alexander, 🥃 Clover Club
Frequently asked questions
What are the IBA ingredients for an Angel Face?
30 ml gin, 30 ml apricot brandy and 30 ml Calvados.
Is the Angel Face shaken or stirred according to the IBA?
Shaken: all ingredients go into a shaker with ice, then are strained into a chilled cocktail glass.
Does the IBA list a garnish for the Angel Face?
No, the IBA page lists no garnish (N/A).
What to read next
- 🍷 Alcohol and health — Alcohol in any drink is harmful in large amounts, and the risks grow with the quantity.
- 🍸 Liqueurs — Liqueur is a sweetened spirit with herbs, fruit or nuts: from 15% vol., usually at least one hundred grams of sugar per litre.
- 🧑🤝🧑 British — People of Great Britain; their protected West Country Cheddar matures for at least 9 months, and tea is drunk with milk.
- 🥃 Alexander — Classic creamy cocktail: gin, crème de cacao and cream, with grated nutmeg; the Brandy Alexander is the version made with cognac or brandy.
- 🥃 Applejack — American name for apple brandy; US rules allow apple brandy to be labelled applejack. Blended applejack is at least 20% oak-aged apple brandy with up to 80% neutral spirits, bottled at 40% ABV or more.
Similar
🥃 Bramble · 🥃 Aviation · 🥃 Casino · 🥃 Gin Basil Smash · 🥃 Gin Fizz · 🥃 French 75
Sources
- IBA — International Bartenders Association: Angel Face (The Unforgettables; 30 ml Gin, 30 ml Apricot Brandy, 30 ml Calvados; shake and strain into a chilled cocktail glass)
- WHO/Europe: No level of alcohol consumption is safe for our health (04.01.2023)