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Douglas Fairbanks recipe
Dry shakenCoupeNo ice16% ABV
The Douglas Fairbanks is a dry-shaken gin cocktail, made with gin, apricot brandy, lime juice and more, served in a coupe. It is citrusy.
Douglas Fairbanks ingredients
| Gin | 45 ml (1½ oz) |
| Apricot brandy | 22.5 ml (¾ oz) |
| Lime juice | 22.5 ml (¾ oz) |
| Egg white | 20 ml (¾ oz) |
How to make a Douglas Fairbanks
- Shake everything without ice for 10 seconds to whip the egg white.
- Add ice and shake hard again.
- Double strain into a chilled coupe.
- Garnish with a lime twist.
- Glass
- Coupe
- Ice
- None, served up
- Garnish
- Lime twist
Douglas Fairbanks: quick answers
- How strong is a Douglas Fairbanks?
- About 16% alcohol once the ice has melted in, roughly 18 g of alcohol per drink. That is an estimate: brands and dilution vary.
- How many calories are in a Douglas Fairbanks?
- About 160 calories per drink, from the alcohol and the sweet and fresh ingredients. An estimate: brands and the amount of sugar change it. Compare every drink in the cocktail calorie chart.
- What glass is a Douglas Fairbanks served in?
- A coupe, with no ice in the glass.
- How many ingredients does a Douglas Fairbanks have?
- 4 in total: gin, apricot brandy, lime juice and egg white.
