Name: Fireman's Sour
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 60 ml Light white rum; 30 ml Lime juice; 15 ml Grenadine syrup; 15 ml Egg white (pasteurised)

Fireman's Sour
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Serve in an Old-fashioned glass

Ingredients:
2 oz	Light white rum (charcoal-filtered 1-4 years old)
1 oz	Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
¹⁄₂ oz	Monin Grenadine Syrup
¹⁄₂ oz	Egg white (pasteurised) or 3 dashes Fee Brothers Fee Foam cocktail foamer or Aquafaba or Vegan egg white alternative

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill an Old-fashioned glass.
Prepare garnish of orange slice & Luxardo Maraschino Cherry on stick (sail).
SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
STRAIN back into shaker.
DRY SHAKE (without ice).
FINE STRAIN into ice-filled glass.

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:

Smooth and balanced with great rum character. Lime fresh and fruity sweet.

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History:

Circa 1930s, USA

Nutrition:

One serving of Fireman's Sour contains 180 calories

Alcohol content:

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

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Miguel Perales

16th February 2024 at 23:48

This makes a fantastic summer drink (and here it is late winter). Not sweet, I used a homemade grenadine syrup. Absolutely great flavor and very enjoyable.

Daniel Costello

25th September 2023 at 21:57

This was a delicious drink — and interesting. The final drink did not have the flavor profile I was expecting. Somehow the egg white brought out the jammy, rich fruity flavors of the grenadine.

J W-S

6th November 2022 at 14:18

I found this a little too sweet, would try again with less grenadine.

Linda Shaverin Hirsh

4th November 2022 at 20:44

Any suggestions for a non-alcoholic approximation ? … i know, i know, it wouldn’t be the real thing but some of my guests … well, you know how it goes

Simon Difford

5th November 2022 at 11:01

Please see my Limeade recipe. More of a summer drink but delicious and a cocktail I've served at BBQs.

John Hinojos

4th September 2022 at 00:21

Normally we cut back on the grenadine to make the cocktail a bit dryer, but we used full amount and it was perfect. The colour was exactly in the picture, and the cocktail was refreshing. Perfect for the latter days of Summer.

Banjo Wood

25th June 2021 at 08:37

Mine came out nowhere near that colour, and based on the amount of grenadine I have no idea how it would. Tasted great though.

Mark Johnson

23rd June 2021 at 20:30

I really liked this as I’m not a fan of very sweet cocktails, this has a nice tartness that the wife and I enjoyed.

Mariel Petruk

19th November 2020 at 13:51

I love these glasses! Any idea where they are from?

Simon Difford

24th June 2021 at 07:16

I don't know who makes the glass above but it is very similar to Urban Bar's Ginza Tall Cuts Old Fashioned. If you search Ginza Tall Cuts in our site search above it will take you to a page with links to Urban Bar.