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Cab Calloway

Aperitivo/aperitif · Spirit-forward

4.2 19 ratings

Ingredients

1 1/2 oz Cream sherry
1/2 oz Rye whiskey 50% abv
1/4 oz Apricot liqueur
1/4 oz Dry vermouth
2 dash Aromatic bitters
2 dash Orange bitters

How to make

Serve in a old-fashioned glass

Prepare

  1. 1 Select and pre-chill an OLD-FASHIONED GLASS.
  2. 2 Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.

Method

  1. 3 STIR all ingredients with ice.
  2. 4 STRAIN into ice-filled glass (preferably over a large cube or chunk of block ice).

Garnish

  1. 5 EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Flavour profile

50.0% alc./vol. · 1.2 standard drinks · 128 calories

History

An aperitivo with sherry forward notes and rye whiskey, offering delicate apricot.

This cocktail's recipe was created by bartender Tiffanie Barriere at the One Flew South bar in Atlanta, Georgia. Barriere's original preparation specified a sweet oloroso sherry. However, given that most oloroso sherries are dry, with a sugar content of 1 to 4 grams per liter, cream sherry is used instead. Cab Calloway (1907-1994) was an American singer, songwriter, bandleader, and dancer recognized for his energetic scat singing, particularly in his rendition of "Minnie the Moocher." He was associated with Harlem's Cotton Club, a venue noted in cocktail circles due to Charlie Conolly's book, "The World Famous Cotton Club: 1939 Book of Mixed Drinks."

Created by Tiffanie Barrie