Garnish:
Skewered half orange slice wheel and Luxardo cherry (sail)
How to make:
SHAKE all ingredients with ice and fine strain into ice-filled glass.
| 1 2/3 fl oz | Blended Scotch whisky |
| 3/4 fl oz | Lemon juice (freshly squeezed) |
| 3/4 fl oz | Orange juice (freshly squeezed) |
| 1/2 fl oz | Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water, 65.0°Brix) |
| 2 dash | Orange Bitters by Angostura |
| 3 drop | Saline solution 4:1 (20g sea salt to 80g water) |
Read about cocktail measures and measuring.
Review:
A Scotch whisky-based sour with orange juice, and all the better for it.
Variant:
Amaretto Stone Sour
Apricot Stone Sour
Bourbon Stone Sour
Gin Stone Sour
Hawaiian Stone Sour
Mezcal Stone Sour
New York Stone Sour
Rum Stone Sour
Tequila Stone Sour
Vodka Stone Sour
History:
Adapted from a recipe in Vincent Sardi Jr. & George Shea's 1988 Sardi's Bar Guide.
SCOTCH STONE SOUR
Vincent Sardi & George Shea, Sardi's Bar Guide, 1988
1½ ounces Scotch whiskey
1 teaspoon superfine sugar
¾ ounce lemon juice, preferably freshly squeezed
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.
Alcohol content:
- 1.1 standard drinks
- 13.4% alc./vol. (26.8° proof)
- 14.8 grams of pure alcohol
Join the Discussion
... comment(s) for Scotch Stone Sour
You must log in to your account to make a comment.