Amaro Sour
Averna takes the lead over a small bourbon spine in Brad Thomas Parsons’s plush, egg-white sour, balancing dark citrus and caramel with fresh lemon.
- Glassware
- Double old fashioned glass
- Strength
- 16% ABVBefore dilution
- Garnish
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- Lemon twist Express the peel oils over the drink and retain the twist.
- Cocktail cherry Use one good-quality brandied cherry.
Ingredients
- Averna 45 ml
- Bourbon 22.5 ml
- Fresh lemon juice 30 ml
- Simple syrup 7.5 ml Use a one-to-one syrup by weight.
- Egg white 30 ml Use pasteurised egg white if preferred.
Preparation
- Dry-shake all ingredients vigorously without ice for at least ten seconds.
- Add cubed ice and shake again until thoroughly chilled and aerated.
- Fine-strain into a chilled double old fashioned glass over fresh cubed ice.
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