Paradise (cocktail)

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

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 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
• Liquor portal