Livorno Sour

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Discerning Drinkers (23 ratings)

Serve in a

Martini glass

Photographed in a

Modern America Martini

Garnish:

Lemon zest twist expressed & discarded. Adorn with a Luxardo Maraschino cherry dropped into cocktail.

How to make:

DRY SHAKE all ingredients (without ice) to emulsify. SHAKE again with ice and fine strain into chilled glass.

1 1/3 fl oz Hayman's Old Tom Gin
3/4 fl oz Galliano L'Autentico liqueur
3/4 fl oz Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
1/6 fl oz Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water, 65.0°Brix)
1/2 fl oz Pasteurised egg white or Aquafaba (chickpea water) or 3 dashes Fee Brothers Fee Foam cocktail foamer
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Hazardous ingredients

Pasteurised egg white is potentially hazardous to those with allergy or intolerance.

Review:

Delicate anise and peppermint with citrus freshness. Old Tom gin fortifies and adds piney juniper while amplifying pleasing liquorice notes. A cleansing aperitivo.

History:

Created in 2006 by yours truly and originally served on-the-rocks, but revisited and reformulated in 2023 as straight-up serve.

Alcohol content:

  • 1.5 standard drinks
  • 20.03% alc./vol. (40.06° proof)
  • 21 grams of pure alcohol
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