Name: Liquorice Whisky Sour
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 60 ml Scotch whisky; 7.5 ml Liquorice liqueur; 30 ml Lemon juice; 15 ml Sugar syrup (2:1); 15 ml Egg white (pasteurised); 1 dash Aromatic bitters

Liquorice Whisky Sour
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Serve in an Old-fashioned glass

Ingredients:
2 oz	Blended Scotch whisky
¹⁄₄ oz	Liquorice liqueur
1 oz	Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
¹⁄₂ oz	Monin Pure Cane Syrup (65.0°brix, equivalent to 2:1 rich syrup)
¹⁄₂ oz	Egg white (pasteurised) or 3 dashes Fee Brothers Fee Foam cocktail foamer or Aquafaba or Vegan egg white alternative
1 dash	Angostura Aromatic Bitters

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How to make:

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

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Egg white (pasteurised) - Eggs

Review:

Liquorice dramatically changes the classic Sour, working harmoniously with the Scotch. I have also tried with bourbon and the result is not nearly so pleasing.

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History:

Created in 2006 by Tony Conigliaro at Shochu Lounge, London, England.

More cocktails by Tony Conigliaro

Nutrition:

One serving of Liquorice Whisky Sour contains 212 calories

Alcohol content:

1.4 standard drinks
15.27% alc./vol. (15.27° proof)
19.5 grams of pure alcohol

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Perry Humphries

21st June at 22:58

I made it with honey syrup and sambuca. Very nice

David

27th September 2024 at 20:18

Finally got around to trying this, an excellent twist on a classic! I'm in Finland so we love Salmiakki and liquorice here. Looking forward to making this for friends :)

James Harrington

28th August 2022 at 20:02

I wonder if one would achieve almost the same result using some measured amount of herbsaint or anisette instead of liquorice vodka. I don't think I could justify buying a whole bottle of liquorice vodka just to satisfy my curiosity about what this drink tastes like. A bar might if they could hype this cocktail. I don't know what liquorice vodka has going for it over other liquorice-flavored liquors.

Simon Difford

29th August 2022 at 07:50

As you say, liquorice vodka liqueur just delivers liquorice while herbsaint and anisette are aniseed-forward. A recipe for Finland and other countries where liquorice vodka is very popular.