Cherry Bourbon Sour

Difford’s Guide
Discerning Drinkers (58 ratings)

Photographed in an Urban Bar Freddo Old Fashioned

Ingredients:
1 12 oz Bourbon whiskey
56 oz Heering Cherry Liqueur
23 oz Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
13 oz Monin Pure Cane Syrup (65.0°brix, equivalent to 2:1 rich syrup)
1 dash Angostura Aromatic Bitters
12 oz Egg white (pasteurised) or 3 dashes Fee Brothers Fee Foam cocktail foamer or Aquafaba or Vegan egg white alternative
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill an Old-fashioned glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of orange zest twist and Luxardo Maraschino Cherry.
  3. SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
  4. STRAIN back into shaker.
  5. DRY SHAKE (without ice).
  6. FINE STRAIN into ice-filled glass.
  7. Express orange zest twist over cocktail and discard. Garnish with maraschino cherry.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

  • Egg white (pasteurised) - Eggs

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 7/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 6/10

Review:

A bourbon sour made fruity with cherry brandy.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Cherry Bourbon Sour contains 242 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.4 standard drinks
  • 16.83% alc./vol. (16.83° proof)
  • 19.4 grams of pure alcohol

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G. M. Genovese’s Avatar G. M. Genovese
24th September 2024 at 18:26
It's only my opinion, but don't put this over ice unless you increase the sweetness (and acidity?) a touch... My go-to sour serving is (essentially 'up') in a footed rocks glass, no ice. This recipe unmistakably lives up to its name.
John Hinojos’ Avatar John Hinojos
5th July 2023 at 00:40
Backed off the sugar syrup by 1/3. Cocktail was lovely. Nice hints of the cherry and Bourbon comes through. While it was nicely balance, would half the sugar to make the resulting cocktail a bit more sour.
Karan Tandon’s Avatar Karan Tandon
4th July 2023 at 08:26
I used homemade cherry brandy for this one and instead of the rich sugar syrup, I used some leftover cherry syrup from the brandy preparation process. Turned out to be Awesome!
6th March 2023 at 03:05
Doesn't need the simple syrup, delicious all natural cherry bomb
Sandi Simos’ Avatar Sandi Simos
1st October 2022 at 01:55
This was a lovely cocktail. It's a little sweet, but it works. We really like the cherry flavor.