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 | Rutte Dry 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 | Pasteurised egg white (or aquafaba) (optional) |
3 dash | Angostura Aromatic Bitters |
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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 194 calories.
Alcohol content:
- 1.5 standard drinks
- 17.48% alc./vol. (34.96° proof)
- 21.1 grams of pure alcohol
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