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Cherry Sour

Name: Cherry Sour
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 30 ml Vanilla vodka; 15 ml Kirschwasser; 10 ml Cherry brandy; 10 ml Cherry syrup; 15 ml Lemon juice; 15 ml Egg white (pasteurised); 4 drop Vanilla bitters; 2 drop Saline solution 4:1

Difford’s Guide

Discerning Drinkers (8)

Measurements in:

Serves:

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Ingredients
1 fl oz	Vanilla flavoured vodka
1/2 fl oz	Kirschwasser (cherry) eau-de-vie
1/3 fl oz	Cherry (brandy) liqueur
1/3 fl oz	Cherry syrup
1/2 fl oz	Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
1/2 fl oz	Egg white (pasteurised) or Fee Brothers Fee Foam cocktail foamer
4 drop	Vanilla bitters
2 drop	Saline solution (20g sea salt to 80g water) or merest pinch of s

How to make

Glass

Photographed in an Urban Bar Plain Retro Coupette 15cl

Prepare

Select and pre-chill a COUPE 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) and fine strain into chilled glass.

Garnish

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

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Cherry Sour contains 176 calories

Alcohol content:

1.2 standard drinks
16.13% alc./vol. (32.25° proof)
16.5 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Egg white (pasteurised) — Eggs

History

Recipe by yours truly in October 2025.

More cocktails by Simon Difford

Review

Sweet and sour cherry with bittersweet vanilla.

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Comments & Discussion

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Lucas Borges 10w

Really like this one. Kirschwasser can be nicelly swapped with gin. I don't have vanilla vodka, so I just add vanilla paste or natural vanilla flavoring.