Alexandros' Sour

Difford’s Guide
Discerning Drinkers (3 ratings)

Serve in a Double old-fashioned

Ingredients:
1 23 oz O/Purist Tsipouro
12 oz Luxardo Apricot Albicocca Liqueur
13 oz Mastiha liqueur
1 oz Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
16 oz Monin Pure Cane Syrup (65.0°brix, equivalent to 2:1 rich syrup)
12 oz Egg white (pasteurised) or 3 dashes Fee Brothers Fee Foam cocktail foamer or Aquafaba or Vegan egg white alternative
6 dash Bob's Grapefruit Bitters
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill a Double old-fashioned glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of sage leaf & pickled onion.
  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 7/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 7/10

Review:

Tsipouro with citrus sourness, jammy apricot and a freshening hint of mastiha.

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History:

Recipe created in 2019 by Alexandros Gkikopoulos, Athens, Greece.

Nutrition:

One serving of Alexandros' Sour contains 225 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.5 standard drinks
  • 16.84% alc./vol. (16.84° proof)
  • 21.4 grams of pure alcohol

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Niccolò Murtas’ Avatar Niccolò Murtas
28th May 2024 at 23:05
I don't mind the Tsipouro, but here is the only thing you can taste mr. Diffords! Shall we make a more balanced one or would you say that it is hard to make the three spirits sit more harmoniously with different proportions?