Name: North South Sour
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 30 ml Italian Brandy; 20 ml Aged grappa; 10 ml Oloroso sherry; 15 ml Honey and water syrup; 15 ml Lemon juice; 2.5 ml Olive oil; 15 ml Egg white (pasteurised)

North South Sour
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Glass:

Photographed in an Urban Bar Retro Optic Coupette 15cl

Ingredients:
1 oz	Italian Brandy
²⁄₃ oz	Nonino AnticaCuvée Riserva 5 Year Old Grappa
¹⁄₃ oz	Lustau Oloroso Don Nuño Sherry chilled
¹⁄₂ oz	Honey syrup (3 parts honey to 1 water by weight)
¹⁄₂ oz	Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
¹⁄₁₂ oz	Extra virgin olive oil
¹⁄₂ oz	Egg white (pasteurised) or 3 dashes Fee Brothers Fee Foam cocktail foamer

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Prepare:

Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
Prepare garnish of grated nutmeg.

How to make:

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

Garnish:

Dust with freshly grated nutmeg.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Oloroso sherry - Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites
Egg white (pasteurised) - Eggs

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

If you only have unaged rather than aged grappa, then this cocktail still works well, but the olive oil influence is more amplified. This is a unique, must-try cocktail for so many reasons.

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History:

An adaptation of Lorenzo Antinori's Olive Oil Sour, inspired by comments shared by Simon Sedgley, a fellow Discerning Drinker. The name refers to grappa and brandy, predominantly coming from northern Italy, while olive oil is mostly made in southern Italy.

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Nutrition:

One serving of North South Sour contains 166 calories

Alcohol content:

1.2 standard drinks
15.46% alc./vol. (30.92° proof)
16.6 grams of pure alcohol

Difford’s Guide remains free-to-use thanks to the support of the brands in green above. Values stated for alcohol and calorie content, and number of drinks an ingredient makes should be considered approximate.