Name: Brandy Sour
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 50 ml Cognac (brandy); 22.5 ml Lemon juice; 15 ml Sugar syrup 'rich' (2:1); 15 ml Egg white (pasteurised); 3 dash Aromatic bitters

Ingredients

1 ²⁄₃ fl oz

Cognac (brandy)

³⁄₄ fl oz

Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)

¹⁄₂ fl oz

Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water) 65.0°Brix

¹⁄₂ fl oz

Egg white (pasteurised) or 3 dash Fee Brothers Fee Foam cocktail foamer

3 dash

Angostura Aromatic Bitters

How to make

Glass

Prepare

Select and pre-chill an OLD-FASHIONED GLASS.

Prepare garnish of Lemon zest twist, and skewered lemon slice wheel and Luxardo Maraschino Cherry (sail).

Method

SHAKE all ingredients with ice.

STRAIN back into shaker.

DRY SHAKE (without ice).

FINE STRAIN into ice-filled glass.

Garnish

EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and discard.

Garnish with skewered lemon slice wheel and maraschino cherry (sail).

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Brandy Sour contains 172 calories

Alcohol content:

1.2 standard drinks
14.51% alc./vol. (29.02° proof)
16.1 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Egg white (pasteurised) — Eggs

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Comments & Discussion

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Jesse M 3w

Made to spec, but could perceive it diluting about halfway through...next time will serve up which imo expect it'll better suit the lightness of the drink.

John Soy 6w

It’s like a lighter whiskey sour, pretty great 👍

G. M. Genovese Premium Member 2y

I was about to criticize this drink until I realized I used 3x the amount of egg white called for... My thoughts on Take 2. Cognac Leyrat VS is good in this, but I'm leaning toward a VSOP instead... The Ango seems key, but don't overdo it. I used a split of Boker's/Bogart's first time and it didn't register... Some subtle adjustments are still in order.

Fady Yousif 2y

Used a Serbian Rakia for this and made a cane sugar simple syrup infused with mountain tea (popular in the Balkans) and garnished with Peychaud bitters, lovely

Peter Barth 2y

A nice sour with added gravitas by the cognac.

John Hinojos Premium Member 3y

Wonderful balance The cognac comes through with the wonderful hints of spices and lemon. Would agree, that you use the best cognac or brandy you can afford. You will be rewarded with a delightful cocktail

Miguel Perales Premium Member 3y

This was very nice. An easy drinker and wonderfully balanced. This ranks as one of my favorite cocktails so far, with Pisco Sour and Old Fashioned being at the top.

Chris Dimal 3y

I made it with a French Grape Brandy. It was only okay.

Simon Difford Verified User Premium Member 3y

I've just reformulated, please try again if you have the chance. Be good to have your feedback.

Chris Dimal 3y

@Simon Difford I have a feeling it's not the recipe, but rather that I stuck to the letter and used a French grape brandy rather than a proper Cognac. Felt like the Cognac, considering my budget would be too extra. Would the Cognac make any difference? The Cognac with me is Camus VS Intensely Aromatic.

Chris Dimal 3y

@Simon Difford I remade this just now with proper Cognac (my Camus VS), and it was better in a subtle way. I was getting a tiny bit more evolution than just slight grape and sweet citrus. So maybe the Cognac does have an effect after all? I am still not sure in regards to Cognac VS grape brandy.

Aidan Spurrill 3y

With an egg white in the mix, shouldn't there be a dry shake?

Simon Difford Verified User Premium Member 3y

Yes better with a dry shake. I prefer a reverse dry shake and I have added this above. Many thanks for bringing to my attention.

John McTague 5y

As there are so, so many cognac cocktails, would a VSOP be the most versatile cognac to buy if just buying one bottle? I've seen some bartenders use Martell VS and others using Remy Martin VSOP but I'm looking for something that will work across the broadest range of drinks.