Valencia Cocktail No. 1
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Ingredients
1 1/2 oz Apricot liqueur
3/4 oz Orange juice
4 dash Orange bitters
How to make
Serve in a nick & nora glass
Prepare
- 1 Select and pre-chill a NICK & NORA GLASS.
- 2 Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.
Method
- 3 SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
- 4 FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
Garnish
- 5 EXPRESS orange zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.
Flavour profile
No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
14.8% alc./vol. · 0.8 standard drinks · 110 calories
History
Rich apricot and orange toned by orange bitters and zest.
Harry Craddock's 1930 book, The Savoy Cocktail Book, offers a recipe adapted for this drink. VALENCIA COCKTAIL. (No. 1.) 4 Dashes Orange Bitters. 1/3 Orange Juice. 2/3 Apricot Brandy. Shake well and strain into cocktail glass.