Community recipe contributed by

This recipe has not been tested or verified by Difford’s Guide.

Published on 16th of July 2026

Orchard Sour

Ingredients
7.5 ml	Monin Pure Cane sugar syrup (65.0°brix, equivalent to 2 sugar to 1 water)
10 ml	Merlet Lune d'Abricot Liqueur
20 ml	Ferrand Pineau des Charentes
20 ml	Merlet V.S. Cognac
25 ml	Egg white
25 ml	Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)

You are trying to view a community recipe, only available to Difford’s Guide members.

To view this recipe in full please log in.

A rye whiskey and maple syrup sour served short and straight-up. You'd perhaps have expected this cocktail to be more drawn out.

Mezcal adds its unique character to this tasty Mai Tai riff Mai Tai riff.

I originally used pisco to augment the cognac/brandy, but pineapple rum sits more harmoniously with the other ingredients. A splash of fizz is an...

Rich, flavoursome honey replaces sugar syrup in this delicious Daiquiri. The fuller your honey, the more flavoursome your rum should be.

A cocktail that dates from the early 20th century, when it was made without egg white and served straight-up. However, this more contemporary...

Fruity, yet spirit-forward. Looking at the ingredients, this cocktail should be very sweet. It is rich, but it is surprising how the dilution from...

A rye whiskey and maple syrup sour served short and straight-up. You'd perhaps have expected this cocktail to be more drawn out.

Mezcal adds its unique character to this tasty Mai Tai riff Mai Tai riff.

I originally used pisco to augment the cognac/brandy, but pineapple rum sits more harmoniously with the other ingredients. A splash of fizz is an...

Rich, flavoursome honey replaces sugar syrup in this delicious Daiquiri. The fuller your honey, the more flavoursome your rum should be.

A cocktail that dates from the early 20th century, when it was made without egg white and served straight-up. However, this more contemporary...

Fruity, yet spirit-forward. Looking at the ingredients, this cocktail should be very sweet. It is rich, but it is surprising how the dilution from...