Name: Cab Calloway
Prep time: 4 min
Total time: 4 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Sherry - Oloroso; 15 ml Whiskey - Rye whiskey (100 proof / 50% alc./vol.); 15 ml Apricot (brandy) liqueur; 7.5 ml Vermouth - Dry; 7.5 ml Vermouth - Bianco; 2 Angostura or other aromatic bitters; 2 Orange bitters

Serve in an

Old-fashioned glass

Photographed in a

TarQ Rocks

Garnish:

Lemon zest twist

How to make:

STIR all ingredients with ice and strain into ice-filled glass (preferably over a large cube or chunk of block ice).

1 1/2 fl oz	Oloroso sherry
1/2 fl oz	Straight rye whiskey (100 proof / 50% alc./vol.)
1/2 fl oz	Giffard Abricot du Roussillon liqueur
1/4 fl oz	Dry vermouth
1/4 fl oz	Bianco vermouth
2 dash	Angostura Aromatic Bitters
2 dash	Orange Bitters by Angostura
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Review:

A sherry-forward, rye whiskey-laced aperitivo with delicate rich apricot.

History:

Adapted from a recipe created by bartender Tiffanie Barrie at One Flew South bar in Atlanta, USA.

Cab Calloway (1907 - 1994) was an American singer, songwriter, bandleader and dancer who was known for his energetic scat singing, particularly in his performance of Minnie the Moocher. He was associated with the Cotton Club in Harlem, known in cocktail circles thanks to Charlie Conolly's book The World Famous Cotton Club: 1939 Book of Mixed Drinks.

Nutrition:

One serving of Cab Calloway contains 136 calories.

Alcohol content:

1.4 standard drinks
21.32% alc./vol. (42.64° proof)
19.5 grams of pure alcohol

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