Gin Sour

Difford's Guide
Discerning Drinkers (144 ratings)

Serve in an

Old-fashioned glass

Garnish:

Lemon slice & Luxardo Maraschino Cherry on stick (sail)

How to make:

SHAKE all ingredients with ice and strain back into shaker. DRY SHAKE (without ice) and fine strain into ice-filled glass.

2 fl oz Gin
1 fl oz Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
1/2 fl oz Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water, 65.0°Brix)
1/2 fl oz Egg white (pasteurised) or Aquafaba (chickpea water) or 3 dashes Fee Brothers Fee Foam cocktail foamer
3 dash Angostura Aromatic Bitters
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Recipe contains the following allergens:

  • Egg white (pasteurised) – Eggs

Review:

This 4:2:8 formula is a tad sourer than the classic sour proportions of 3:4:8: three-quarter part of the sour ingredient (lemon juice), one part of the sweet ingredient (sugar syrup) and two parts of the strong ingredient (gin). However, dependent on your lemons, this should be perfectly balanced, or even a tad on the sweet side. Hit the right balance and this is a delicious cocktail.

Nutrition:

One serving of Gin Sour contains 195 calories.

Alcohol content:

  • 1.4 standard drinks
  • 15.94% alc./vol. (31.88° proof)
  • 19.3 grams of pure alcohol
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