Name: Vodka Stone Sour
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 50 ml Vodka; 22.5 ml Lemon juice; 22.5 ml Orange juice; 15 ml Sugar syrup (2:1); 2 dash Orange bitters; 3 drop Saline solution 4:1

Vodka Stone Sour
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Photographed in an Urban Bar Fluet Old Fashioned 34cl

Ingredients:
1 ²⁄₃ oz	Ketel One Vodka
³⁄₄ oz	Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
³⁄₄ oz	Orange juice (freshly squeezed)
¹⁄₂ oz	Monin Pure Cane Syrup (65.0°brix, equivalent to 2:1 rich syrup)
2 dash	Orange Bitters by Angostura
3 drop	Saline solution 4:1 (20g sea salt to 80g water)

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill an Old-fashioned glass.
Prepare garnish of skewered half orange slice wheel and Luxardo cherry (sail).
SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into ice-filled glass.

Strength & taste guide:

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Dry/sour

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Variant:

Amaretto Stone Sour
Apricot Stone Sour
Bourbon Stone Sour
Gin Stone Sour
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New York Stone Sour
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Scotch Stone Sour
Tequila Stone Sour

History:

Adapted from a recipe in Vincent Sardi Jr. & George Shea's 1988 Sardi's Bar Guide.

VODKA STONE SOUR
1½ ounces vodka
1 ounce lemon juice, preferably freshly squeezed
1 teaspoon superfine sugar
1½ ounces orange juice, preferably freshly squeezed
½ slice orange or lemon for garnish
1 maraschino cherry for garnish
Combine ingredients with ice cubes in a cocktail shaker. Shake. Strain into cocktail glass, or empty contents, ice cubes and all, into an Old-Fashioned glass and serve on the rocks. Garnish with ½ slice orange or lemon and a maraschino cherry.
Vincent Sardi & George Shea, Sardi's Bar Guide, 1988

Nutrition:

One serving of Vodka Stone Sour contains 172 calories

Alcohol content:

1.1 standard drinks
13.4% alc./vol. (13.4° proof)
14.8 grams of pure alcohol

Difford’s Guide remains free-to-use thanks to the support of the brands in green above. Values stated for alcohol and calorie content, and number of drinks an ingredient makes should be considered approximate.

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Matthew Coffey

24th August 2024 at 02:04

I am surprised that the Hawaiian Stone Sour is missing from the list of Stone Sours. I assume that the lack of orange juice is the reason. Even though the Hawaiian Stone Sour is pushing the limits of the drink definition, it is my favorite. I prefer the bigger flavors and bite of fresh pineapple juice.

Simon Difford

24th August 2024 at 06:48

Hi Matthew, Yes, I omitted it due to a lack of orange juice, but I've now added it to the variations list. Many thanks for suggesting.

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