Name: Armenita Cocktail
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Añejo tequila; 15 ml Strega liqueur; 15 ml Apricot liqueur; 15 ml Lime juice; 2.5 ml Orgeat syrup; 4 drop Margarita Bitters; 2 drop Saline solution 4:1

Armenita Cocktail
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Serve in an Old-fashioned glass

Ingredients:
1 ¹⁄₂ oz	Patrón Añejo tequila
¹⁄₂ oz	Liquore Strega
¹⁄₂ oz	Luxardo Apricot Albicocca Liqueur
¹⁄₂ oz	Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
0.08 oz	Monin Almond (Orgeat) Syrup
4 drop	Difford's Margarita Bitters
2 drop	Saline solution 4:1 (20g sea salt to 80g water)

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill an Old-fashioned glass.
Prepare garnish of apricot wedge.
SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
STRAIN into ice-filled glass.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Orgeat (almond) sugar syrup (2:1) - Nuts

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

A herbal apricot Margarita.

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History:

I don't know where this cocktail originated but our recipe was 60ml añejo tequila, 15ml Strega, 15ml apricot brandy, and 30ml lime juice. The conscientious of option/comments below was that this way too sour. Hence, in December 2021 I adapted the recipe with said comments in mind.

Nutrition:

One serving of Armenita Cocktail contains 177 calories

Alcohol content:

1.5 standard drinks
22.65% alc./vol. (22.65° proof)
21 grams of pure alcohol

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Simon Sedgley

17th October 2024 at 12:51

We didn't think that the apricot notes added much. So we substituted Martell VS Cognac for the liqueur. Drop it to 10ml if you want it backgrounded. As Cognac lovers, we went with 15ml. Any which way, it's lighthearted but with a serious edge.

John Hinojos

21st July 2022 at 01:19

Delightful rift on the Margarita. Perfect the way it is written. A little sweet with a tang of sour at the end. Would certainly have again.

Calvin Grant

13th December 2021 at 06:12

Grettings. My prior comment was not intended to be Anonimous and the deleted one prior to that was not fully informed. And by the way, the Orgeat and Lavender complemented the Anejo quite nicely.

Simon Difford

16th December 2021 at 21:40

Many thanks Calvin and to all others that have commented on this cocktail. I've amended the recipe with your comments in mind and I'd appreciate your feedback.

Anonymous

13th December 2021 at 05:51

Agreed with Mr. Shah. My solution was 7ml rich syrup and when this wasn't quite there I added the pinch of salt (it helped). Then I thought Agave syrup would have been preferrable and added 5ml... of Orgeat syrup by mistake. A few drops Lavender Bitters balanced all that well. Will try reducing the lime as per Mark's suggestion as I liked the original dryness in this cocktail. Salute.

Mark Shah

8th September 2021 at 21:32

I found this to be way too sharp. 10ml of syrup made it a lot more palatable.

Mark Shah

9th September 2021 at 00:33

Even better, rather than adding 10ml of syrup, reduce the 30ml of lime juice to 15ml and there is a much better overall balance.

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