Apricot Stone Sour
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Apricot Stone Sour
Photographed in an Urban Bar Freddo Old Fashioned
| 2 oz | Luxardo Apricot Albicocca Liqueur |
| 1⁄2 oz | Orange juice (freshly squeezed) |
| 1 oz | Lime juice (freshly squeezed) |
| 1⁄6 oz | Monin Pure Cane Syrup (65.0°brix, equivalent to 2:1 rich syrup) |
| 2 dash | Orange Bitters by Angostura |
| 3 drop | Saline solution 4:1 (20g sea salt to 80g water) |
How to make:
- Select and pre-chill an Old-fashioned glass.
- Prepare garnish of apricot wedge or dried apricot half.
- SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
- FINE STRAIN into ice-filled glass.
- Garnish with apricot wedge or half.
Strength & taste guide:
No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Review:
The name says it all. Sweet 'n' sour and apricot flavoured.
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History:
Recipe adapted from Vincent Sardi Jr. & George Shea's 1988 Sardi's Bar Guide.
APRICOT (BRANDY) STONE SOUR
Vincent Sardi & George Shea, Sardi's Bar Guide, 1988
A stone sour is, of course, a sour with the addition of orange juice.
1 teaspoon superfine sugar
1 ounce lemon juice, preferably freshly squeezed
2 ounces apricot brandy
2 ounces orange juice, preferably freshly squeezed
½ slice orange or lemon for garnish
1 maraschino cherry for garnish
Combine ingredients with ice cubes in a cocktail shaker. Shake. Strain into cocktail glass, or empty contents, ice cubes and all, into an Old-Fashioned glass and serve on the rocks. Garnish with ½ slice orange or lemon and a maraschino cherry.
Nutrition:
One serving of Apricot Stone Sour contains 159 calories
Alcohol content:
- 1 standard drinks
- 12.07% alc./vol. (12.07° proof)
- 13.4 grams of pure alcohol
Difford’s Guide remains free-to-use thanks to the support of the brands in green above. Values stated for alcohol and calorie content, and number of drinks an ingredient makes should be considered approximate.
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