Name: Algeria
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 50 ml Pisco; 15 ml Triple sec; 15 ml Apricot liqueur; 30 ml Orange juice; 1 dash Orange bitters

Algeria
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Ingredients:
1 ²⁄₃ oz	BarSol Mosto Verde Italia Pisco
¹⁄₂ oz	Cointreau triple sec liqueur
¹⁄₂ oz	Luxardo Apricot Albicocca Liqueur
1 oz	Orange juice (freshly squeezed)
1 dash	Orange Bitters by Angostura

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.
SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
EXPRESS orange zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

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Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

Pisco, apricot and orange combine harmoniously in this medium-dry, balanced cocktail with a tangy bite.

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History:

This cocktail was served in the 1960s at Joseph Baum's La Fonda Del Sol restaurant in New York City and may have been created there.

Nutrition:

One serving of Algeria contains 159 calories

Alcohol content:

1.7 standard drinks
20.99% alc./vol. (20.99° proof)
23.1 grams of pure alcohol

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Ian Fenton

31st May 2024 at 11:40

I was confused about all the sugar syrup comments. I thought it was quite nice without it. Wife thought it had a weird taste but might be the old bottle of Maraska Apricot.

Gillian Williams

17th January 2024 at 17:43

Like others, I’d say it depends on sweetness of orange juice. But loved the way the apricot filtered through.

Miguel Perales

25th October 2022 at 22:36

I really wanted to like this one because I love Pisco; however, it had a "medicinal" taste to it, like a Vit C supplement. I used fresh squeezed orange juice but the taste was "off". Reminded me of the Quarantini, which has a Vit C rim.

Ignacy Szczupal

16th September 2022 at 21:54

The level of sweetness depends largely on the orange juice. In my opinion, the sugar syrup is too much here. We can do without it.

Sean Baron

29th June 2022 at 22:59

I made this with blood orange juice, which kinda took away the sweetness. If you had to give this a different name because of a different juice used, maybe stay away from anything bloody in the name? Algerian Sunset perhaps?

John Hinojos

21st March 2022 at 00:23

Great afternoon or evening cocktail. The orange and pisco go wonderfully together. The hint of apricot puts it over the top. As our oranges are local and tree ripened, they are fairly sweet so we omitted the sugar syrup. Was perfect for us. If you like a sweeter cocktail, add the sugar syrup.

Anonymous

11th September 2021 at 17:56

I would describe this as sweet. The apricot comes through quite strong. Noticeably more apricot than orange, despite the fresh orange juice. If I were to make it again, I'd leave out the syrup.

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