No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Tequila Stone Sour
Measurements in:
Serves:
| 1 2/3 fl oz | Reposado tequila (100% agave) |
| 3/4 fl oz | Lemon juice (freshly squeezed) |
| 3/4 fl oz | Orange juice (freshly squeezed) |
| 1/2 fl oz | Agave syrup (agave nectar) |
| 2 dash | Orange Bitters by Angostura |
| 3 drop | Saline solution (20g sea salt to 80g water) or merest pinch of s |
How to make
Glass
Photographed in an Urban Bar Freddo Old Fashioned
Prepare
- Select and pre-chill an OLD-FASHIONED GLASS.
- Prepare garnish of skewered half orange slice wheel and Luxardo Maraschino Cherry (sail).
Method
- SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
- FINE STRAIN into ice-filled glass.
Garnish
- Garnish with skewered half orange slice and cherry (sail).
Flavour Profile
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Health & Nutrition
Nutrition:
One serving of Tequila Stone Sour contains 167 calories
Alcohol content:
- 1.1 standard drinks
- 13.4% alc./vol. (26.79° proof)
- 15.9 grams of pure alcohol
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.
Review
I prefer a reposado tequila in this sour, but I'm sure others will argue for the freshness and purity of a blanco.
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