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Saucy Sue

Classic/vintage · Nightcap/sipping · Short and stirred

3.8 16 ratings

Ingredients

1 oz Calvados apple brandy
1 oz Cognac (brandy)
1/6 oz Apricot liqueur
1 dash Absinthe

How to make

Serve in a nick & nora glass

Prepare

  1. 1 Select and pre-chill a NICK & NORA GLASS.
  2. 2 Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.

Method

  1. 3 STIR all ingredients with ice.
  2. 4 FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

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

Flavour profile

31.0% alc./vol. · 1.4 standard drinks · 154 calories

History

Equal parts calvados and cognac with a mere splash of apricot liqueur and a dash of absinthe.

Jason E. Clapham brought this "exhumed classic" to attention. It first appeared in Harry Craddock's 1930 Savoy Cocktail Book. SAUCY SUE COCKTAIL. 1 Dash Apricot Brandy. 1 Dash Absinthe. ½ Calvados. ½ Brandy. Stir well and squeeze orange peel on top. The cocktail is named after a British filly racehorse. This horse was famous for winning the 1000 Guineas at Newmarket and The Oaks at Epsom Downs Racecourse. She competed between July 1924 and October 1925, achieving victory in eight of her ten races.

Created by Harry Craddock