Tequila Stone Sour
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Tequila Stone Sour
Photographed in an Urban Bar Freddo Old Fashioned
| 1 2⁄3 oz | Patrón Reposado tequila |
| 3⁄4 oz | Lemon juice (freshly squeezed) |
| 3⁄4 oz | Orange juice (freshly squeezed) |
| 1⁄2 oz | Agave syrup |
| 2 dash | Orange Bitters by Angostura |
| 3 drop | Saline solution 4:1 (20g sea salt to 80g water) |
How to make:
- Select and pre-chill an Old-fashioned glass.
- Prepare garnish of skewered half orange slice wheel and Luxardo Maraschino Cherry (sail).
- SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
- FINE STRAIN into ice-filled glass.
- Garnish with skewered half orange slice and cherry (sail).
Strength & taste guide:
No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Review:
I prefer a reposado tequila in this sour but I'm sure others will argue for the freshness and purity of a blanco.
Variant:
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History:
Adapted from a recipe in Vincent Sardi Jr. & George Shea's 1988 Sardi's Bar Guide.
TEQUILA STONE SOUR
Vincent Sardi & George Shea, Sardi's Bar Guide, 1988
1 teaspoon superfine sugar
¾ ounce lemon juice, preferably freshly squeezed
2 ounces tequila
2 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.
Nutrition:
One serving of Tequila Stone Sour contains 167 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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