Spirits Butterfly's Breath Be the first to rate & review! The late Julia and Paul Child often entertained friends with cocktails, many of them invented by Paul Child, who delighted in creating custom drinks. A small collection of Paul’s recipes, written on 3-by-5 index cards, was recently discovered in Julia Child’s archives. Among them is this sweet, apricot brandy–laced riff on the gimlet. By Paul Child Updated on November 1, 2018 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Photo: Christopher Testani Total Time: 5 mins Yield: 1 cocktail Ingredients 3 3/4 teaspoons sweetened lime juice (such as Rose’s) 1 tablespoon water 1/2 teaspoon granulated sugar 1/4 cup (2 ounces) London dry gin (such as Beefeater) 2 tablespoons (1 ounce) apricot brandy Lemon peel twist or lime peel twist Directions Stir together lime juice, 1 tablespoon water, and sugar in a mixing glass until sugar is dissolved. Pour gin and apricot brandy into glass, and fill glass with ice. Using a bar spoon, stir until outside of glass is frosty, about 30 seconds. Strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with a lemon peel twist. Rate it Print