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Irish Whiskey Sour

Name: Irish Whiskey Sour
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 60 ml Irish whiskey; 30 ml Lemon juice; 20 ml Sugar syrup 'rich' (2:1); 3 dash Aromatic bitters; 2 drop Saline solution 4:1; 15 ml Egg white (pasteurised)

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Measurements in:

Serves:

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Ingredients
2 fl oz	Irish whiskey
1 fl oz	Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
²⁄₃ fl oz	Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water) 65.0°Brix
3 dash	Angostura Aromatic Bitters
2 drop	Saline solution (20g sea salt to 80g water) or pinch of salt
¹⁄₂ fl oz	Egg white (pasteurised) or 3 dash Fee Brothers Fee Foam cocktail foamer

How to make

Glass

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Prepare

Select and pre-chill a DOUBLE OLD-FASHIONED GLASS.
Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist and skewered Luxardo Maraschino Cherry.

Method

SHAKE all ingredients with ice and strain back into shaker.
DRY SHAKE (without ice) to emulsify.
FINE STRAIN into ice-filled glass.

Garnish

EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and discard.
Garnish with skewered cherry.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Irish Whiskey Sour contains 211 calories

Alcohol content:

1.4 standard drinks
14.25% alc./vol. (28.5° proof)
19.3 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Egg white (pasteurised) — Eggs

Review

A Whiskey Sour with a touch of the Irish Craic.

Variations/similar cocktails

Also delicious served straight-up in a sour glass or coupe.

Jameson Irish Whiskey 750ml - makes 12.5 cocktails
$24.99 $2.00 per cocktail Jameson Irish Whiskey image

Monin Pure Cane Syrup (US) 750ml - makes 37 cocktails
$14.99 $0.41 per cocktail Monin Pure Cane Syrup (US) image

Angostura Aromatic Bitters 120ml - makes 128 cocktails
$13.99 $0.11 per cocktail Angostura Aromatic Bitters image

$2.52 per cocktail*

Makes a minimum of 12.5 cocktails.
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Andre Derailleur Premium Member 12w

A bare bones whiskey sour which suits Irish whiskey, though I only used 2 dashes of bitters (1 angostura and 1 peychauds). You need to let the Irish shine through.

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