Name: Valencia Cocktail No. 2
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Apricot liqueur; 22.5 ml Orange juice; 4 dash Orange bitters; 45 ml Brut sparkling wine

Valencia Cocktail No. 2
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Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
1 ¹⁄₂ oz	Luxardo Apricot Albicocca Liqueur
³⁄₄ oz	Orange juice (freshly squeezed)
4 dash	Orange Bitters by Angostura optional
1 ¹⁄₂ oz	Brut champagne/sparkling wine

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Garnish: Orange zest twist

How to make:

SHAKE first 3 ingredients with ice and strain into chilled glass. TOP with sparkling wine.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Brut champagne/sparkling wine - Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

Aromatic and fruity - makes Bucks Fizz look a tad sad.

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Variant:

Valencia No. 1

History:

Adapted from a recipe in Harry Craddock's 1930 The Savoy Cocktail Book.

VALENCIA COCKTAIL. (No. 2.)
4 Dashes Orange Bitters.
1/3 Orange Juice.
2/3 Apricot Brandy.
Shake well, strain into medium sized glass, and fill with Champagne.
Harry Craddock, 1930

Nutrition:

One serving of Valencia Cocktail No. 2 contains 139 calories

Alcohol content:

1 standard drinks
12.44% alc./vol. (12.44° proof)
14.2 grams of pure alcohol

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Mark Shah

6th January 2022 at 18:34

I'm surprised the original Valencia is not on the site. It's basically the same drink but without Champagne and is delicious. 45 ml apricot, 22.5 ml orange juice, 4 dashes orange bitters shaken with ice.

Simon Difford

7th January 2022 at 09:08

Good point Mark. I've now added the Valencia No. 1 (see link above).

John Hinojos

1st May 2021 at 20:21

This is perfect for lunch or brunch. The apricot liqueur add a subtle undertone to which is primarily a champaign and orange cocktail. Would highly recommend.

simon kitchen

29th June 2020 at 16:02

Having found The French 75 I went looking for an orange "equivalent" on Simon Difford's excellent website and found this; I even bought the orange bitters especially or it. It's a good cocktail and tastes nicely orangey, not particularly of apricots. Maybe a fraction too sweet for me so I've scored down a bit. I prefer the French 75 over this when I fancy a "fizz-based" cocktail.

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