Jersey Sour

Difford's Guide
Discerning Drinkers (27 ratings)

Serve in an

Old-fashioned glass

Garnish:

Lemon zest twist

How to make:

SHAKE all ingredients with ice and strain back into shaker. DRY SHAKE (without ice) and fine strain into ice-filled glass.

1 1/2 fl oz Applejack brandy bottled-in-bond (50% alc./vol)
1 fl oz Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
1/2 fl oz Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water, 65.0°brix)
1/2 fl oz Pasteurised egg white (or aquafaba)
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Review:

Apple brandy is possibly the best spirit on which to base a sour.

History:

The classic name for an Applejack Sour.
Sours cocktails history page.

Nutrition:

One serving of Jersey Sour contains 159 calories.

Alcohol content:

  • 1.3 standard drinks
  • 17.28% alc./vol. (34.56° proof)
  • 18.1 grams of pure alcohol
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Difford’s Guide to Cocktails Book 17th Edition image

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Perhaps the world's biggest cocktail book! Certainly, our biggest yet, 624 pages, 6cm (2.3inch) thick and weighing 2.25kg (5lb). Our Seventeenth Edition

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Easy Jigger image

Easy Jigger

The Easy Jigger® is a measure designed for use when making cocktails, primarily in the home but also by professional bartenders. It has a unique design

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