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Johnnie California

Name: Johnnie California
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Blanco tequila; 20 ml Limoncello liqueur; 15 ml Lemon juice; 10 ml Honey and water syrup; 3 drop Saline solution 4:1; 10 ml Egg white (pasteurised)

Difford’s Guide

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Measurements in:

Serves:

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Ingredients
1 ¹⁄₂ fl oz	Blanco tequila
²⁄₃ fl oz	Pallini Limoncello liqueur
¹⁄₂ fl oz	Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
¹⁄₃ fl oz	Honey syrup (3 parts honey to 1 water by weight)
3 drop	Saline solution (20g sea salt to 80g water) or merest pinch of s
¹⁄₃ fl oz	Egg white (pasteurised) or 3 dash Fee Brothers Fee Foam cocktail foamer

How to make

Glass

Photographed in an Urban Bar Retro Optic Coupe 21cl

Prepare

Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
Prepare garnish of coin-sized lemon zest twist.

Method

DRY SHAKE all ingredients (without ice) to emulsify.
SHAKE again with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

EXPRESS lemon zest twist over cocktail and float in centre of cocktail as a garnish.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Johnnie California contains 139 calories

Alcohol content:

1.3 standard drinks
17.05% alc./vol. (34.09° proof)
18.3 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Egg white (pasteurised) — Eggs

History

Created in November 2023 by yours truly after reading a comment by Lou Corteen saying how good a Tequila Sour is when made with limoncello and lemon juice. Many thanks, Lou.

More cocktails by Simon Difford

Review

A lemony, tequila-laced sour with a sunny disposition.

Patron Silver tequila 375ml - makes 8 cocktails
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Pallini Limoncello 375ml - makes 18.5 cocktails
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Makes a minimum of 8 cocktails.
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Comments & Discussion

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Tony Jones 37w

It's deliciously lemon-y, but my 1800 Reposado has gone MIA.
This is downside getting a smooth, relaxed tequila rather than the petrol charms of mezcal: it can often fail to pull its weight.

John Hinojos Premium Member 2y

Love this drink. Love the name (I am also John in California). It is a perfect marriage of ingredients blending to form a slightly tart cocktail. Each ingredient shines at some point and then the next flavour comes.
Great alternative to the traditional tequila cocktails. Going on my favourites.

Steven Jepson Premium Member 2y

This is quite a mouthful - first hit is all that lemon but tempered with the honey smooth and slight sweetness (honey may vary).
After a while the smoky mezcal kicks in and then you realise its all gone and you need another.

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