Angel Face
The Angel Face is one of the IBA Unforgettables: 3 ingredients in equal parts, shaken and served in a coupe. That makes 114 ml in the glass: a middling measure.
MethodShaken
GlassCoupe
In the glass114 ml
Strength28.1%
Ingredients
- 30 mlgin
- 30 mlapricot brandy
- 30 mlcalvados
Method
- Pour all ingredients into cocktail shaker filled with ice cubes.
- Shake and strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
What it tastes like
- bitter → sweet
- It sits between bitter and sweet: 0.5 out of 10 of bitterness, 80th of 186 for sweetness.
- round → sour
- No citrus to wake it up: it arrives round, the 23rd least sour of 186.
- light → strong
- In the finished glass, melted ice included, it runs 28.1%: 15th of 186, stronger than 92% of the catalogue.
Among the five around it on the map it is the only one built on gin.
Five that come close
- Black RussianBuilt on vodka and with vodka in place of gin.
- El Presidente3 degrees lighter and built on rum.
- Mint JulepMore bitter and built on whisky.
- StingerSweeter and built on brandy.
- Old FashionedMore bitter and 6 degrees stronger.
Every drink near the Angel Face on the map
Recipe source: IBA · checked on 30 October 2026