Rainbow Sour

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Serve in an Old-fashioned glass

Ingredients:
1 1⁄2 oz Pineau des Charentes blanc
1⁄2 oz Luxardo Apricot Albicocca Liqueur
1 oz Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
1⁄4 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 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill an Old-fashioned glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of dehydrated orange slice wheel and skewered Luxardo Maraschino cherries.
  3. SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
  4. STRAIN back into shaker.
  5. DRY SHAKE (without ice).
  6. FINE STRAIN into ice-filled glass.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

  • Egg white (pasteurised) - Eggs

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 4/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 7/10
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Review:

Vinious pineau des charentes and apricot notes shine in this fruity sour.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Rainbow Sour contains 103 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 0.6 standard drinks
  • 7.94% alc./vol. (7.94° proof)
  • 8.9 grams of pure alcohol

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Erik Lindgren’s Avatar Erik Lindgren
5th June at 16:07
This is very nice. I mine without the egg white though. The apricot and the pineau charentes really complement each other!
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