Cherry Sour

Difford’s Guide

Glass:

Photographed in an Urban Bar Plain Retro Coupette 15cl

Ingredients:
1 oz Absolut Vanilia Vodka
12 oz Kirschwasser (cherry) eau-de-vie
13 oz Heering Cherry Liqueur
13 oz Cherry syrup
12 oz Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
12 oz Egg white (pasteurised) or 3 dashes Fee Brothers Fee Foam cocktail foamer
4 drop Bob's Vanilla bitters
2 drop Saline solution (20g sea salt to 80g water) or merest pinch of s
× 1 1 serving
Read about cocktail measures and measuring

Prepare:

  1. Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
  2. Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist and skewered Luxardo Maraschino Cherry.

How to make:

  1. SHAKE all ingredients with ice and strain back into shaker.
  2. DRY SHAKE (without ice) and fine strain into chilled glass.

Garnish:

  1. EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and discard.
  2. Garnish with skewered 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 7/10

Review:

Sweet and sour cherry with bittersweet vanilla.

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History:

Recipe by yours truly in October 2025.

Nutrition:

One serving of Cherry Sour contains 174 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.1 standard drinks
  • 15.67% alc./vol. (31.35° proof)
  • 14.9 grams of pure alcohol

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