Delicious Sour
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Delicious Sour
Photographed in a Retro Coupe
| 1 1⁄2 oz | Applejack brandy |
| 1⁄3 oz | Giffard Crème de Pêche de Vigne liqueur |
| 1⁄3 oz | Licor 43 Original liqueur optional |
| 3⁄4 oz | Lemon juice (freshly squeezed) |
| 1⁄2 oz | Egg white (pasteurised) or Aquafaba (chickpea water) or 3 dashes Fee Brothers Fee Foam cocktail foamer |
| 4 drop | Bob's Vanilla bitters |
| 3 drop | Saline solution 4:1 (20g sea salt to 80g water) |
How to make:
- Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
- Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist expressed & discarded. Adorn with dehydrated apple slice..
- SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
- STRAIN back into shaker.
- DRY SHAKE (without ice) to emulsify.
- FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
Allergens:
Recipe contains the following allergens:
- Egg white (pasteurised) - Eggs
Strength & taste guide:
No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Review:
Tis rather.
History:
Adapted from a recipe in William Schmidt's 1892 The Flowing Bowl.
The Delicious Sour
William Schmidt, The Flowing Bowl, 1892
A Goblet with the juice of a lime,
A squirt of seltzer,
A spoonful of sugar,
½ of apple-jack
½ of peach brandy,
The white of an egg.
Fill your glass with ice, shake well, strain, and serve.
Nutrition:
One serving of Delicious Sour contains 168 calories
Alcohol content:
- 1.2 standard drinks
- 16.28% alc./vol. (16.28° proof)
- 16.7 grams of pure alcohol
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