Coffee Sour

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Photographed in a Levitas 9oz

Ingredients:
2 oz Galliano Espresso Coffee liqueur
5⁄6 oz Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
1⁄6 oz Monin Pure Cane Syrup (65.0°brix, equivalent to 2:1 rich syrup)
1⁄3 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 lemon wedge.
  3. SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
  4. STRAIN back into shaker.
  5. DRY SHAKE (without ice).
  6. FINE STRAIN into ice-filled glass.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

  • Egg white (pasteurised) - Eggs

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 5/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 5/10
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Review:

Just as it says on the tin, a sweet 'n' sour coffee.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Coffee Sour contains 216 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 0.9 standard drinks
  • 13.24% alc./vol. (13.24° proof)
  • 13.2 grams of pure alcohol

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Theo Clark’s Avatar Theo Clark
10th November 2024 at 02:10
The comment in the article describing this as "just what it says on the tin" is bang on. Without wishing to sound rude, this is probably the most unremarkable cocktail I've ever had on this website. It was made a lot more interesting with an ounce of rye, but even still, I just can't recommend it. You can do so much more interesting.
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Chris Dimal’s Avatar Chris Dimal
15th May 2023 at 06:15
Fantastic after-dinner/dessert cocktail! Indeed, it's sweet and sour coffee. But I have a feeling this may not work as well with a really dry coffee liqueur, though I could be wrong.
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Peter Hodge’s Avatar Peter Hodge
8th May 2023 at 22:25
It’s an odd one for sure, not wholly unpleasant though!
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Emilie Pommier’s Avatar Emilie Pommier
22nd May 2022 at 21:06
Was so skeptical at first but have had this bottle of Patron XO Cafe sitting at home for 4 years. Now I know what to do with it!
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