Name: Tequila Sour
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 60 ml Reposado tequila; 30 ml Lime juice; 15 ml Agave syrup; 15 ml Egg white (pasteurised); 4 drop Margarita Bitters

Tequila Sour
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Photographed in a Retro Coupe

Ingredients:
2 oz	Patrón Reposado tequila
1 oz	Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
¹⁄₂ oz	Agave syrup
¹⁄₂ oz	Egg white (pasteurised) or 3 dashes Fee Brothers Fee Foam cocktail foamer or Aquafaba or Vegan egg white alternative
4 drop	Difford's Margarita Bitters optional

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
Prepare garnish of coin-sized lime zest twist.
SHAKE all ingredients with ice and strain back into shaker.
DRY SHAKE (without ice) to emulsify.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
Express lime zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Egg white (pasteurised) - Eggs

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

A Margarita without orange liqueur (e.g. a Tommy's Margarita) is not a "margarita" at all but a tequila sour. The triple sec orange liqueur is one of the things that define the margarita (which sits within the Daisy cocktail family). The Tequila Sour may lack the ring of a Margarita, but it is a very tasty cocktail nonetheless.

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Variant:

Served on-the-rocks in an old-fashioned glass.

Nutrition:

One serving of Tequila Sour contains 188 calories

Alcohol content:

1.3 standard drinks
14.71% alc./vol. (14.71° proof)
17.7 grams of pure alcohol

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Egg McKenzie

27th April 2024 at 17:24

this could never fail.

Avery Garnett

10th April 2024 at 18:46

Okay, I get that this is a Tommy's Margarita + egg white - and it's balanced, because the Tommy's is delicious. But...something just isn't right with tequila and egg white. You sip it and you get that agave sour tang and then it's all silky and smooth and it's really quite odd. It's kind of unsettling.

Lou Corteen

12th November 2023 at 11:32

Have had this with limoncello and lemon juice and it was amazing

Simon Difford

12th November 2023 at 12:58

Thanks, Lou. I'll be sure to try.

Dael Yoann

14th June 2023 at 10:24

Why sugar syrup and not agave syrup?
Enhance with margarita/lavender bitter

Simon Difford

16th June 2023 at 20:11

Indeed, why not? I've amended the recipe above accordingly. I've also changed to be served straight-up rather than on-the-rocks. (I'll re-photo ASAP.)

Vincent Dufour

17th August 2020 at 15:33

this one is really yummy. With the egg white, it's like a new experience matching with tequila. I tried with agave reposado and with blanco, both are good in my opinion