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California Zephyr

Name: California Zephyr
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 37.5 ml Calvados apple brandy; 37.5 ml Cognac (brandy); 7.5 ml Apricot liqueur; 1 dash Absinthe; 10 ml Chilled water

Difford’s Guide

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Measurements in:

Serves:

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Ingredients
1 ¹⁄₄ fl oz	Calvados / apple brandy / straight applejack
1 ¹⁄₄ fl oz	Cognac (brandy)
¹⁄₄ fl oz	Luxardo Apricot Albicocca Liqueur
1 dash	La Fée Parisienne absinthe
¹⁄₃ fl oz	Chilled water/mineral water (omit if using wet ice)

How to make

Glass

Photographed in a Retro Coupe

Prepare

Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.

Method

STIR all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

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

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of California Zephyr contains 194 calories

Alcohol content:

1.8 standard drinks
27.54% alc./vol. (55.08° proof)
25.6 grams of pure alcohol

History

A classic brought to my attention and rejuvenated by by J. E. Clapham of Clapham Cocktails. The California Zephyr was first published in Ted Saucier's 1951 Bottoms Up and takes its name after the long-distance passenger train that runs – the scenic way - between Chicago and San Francisco Bay.

CALIFORNIA ZEPHYR
Recalling the gentle California breezes and several delightful trips on the luxurious train bearing that same name.
½ jigger applejack
½ jigger Coronet brandy
1 barspoon apricot brandy
1 dash absinthe
Ice
Shake well. Strain into cocktail glass, and drop in twist orange peel.
Ted Saucier, Bottoms Up, 1951

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Review

This spirit-forward cocktail benefits from being tamed by dilution. Hence my addition of a splash of chilled water.

Variations/similar cocktails

Saucy Sue

Luxardo Apricot Albicocca Liqueur 750ml - makes 100 cocktails
$29.99 $0.30 per cocktail

La Fee Parisienne absinthe 200ml - makes 640 cocktails
$17.99 $0.03 per cocktail La Fee Parisienne absinthe image

$0.33 per cocktail*

Makes a minimum of 100 cocktails.
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Joe Cornwall 2y

It seems this is a Saucy Sue that went to the gym and got a bit stronger?

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