Gin Sour
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Gin Sour
Serve in an Old-fashioned glass
| 2 oz | Hayman's London Dry Gin |
| 1 oz | Lemon juice (freshly squeezed) |
| 1⁄2 oz | Monin Pure Cane Syrup (65.0°brix, equivalent to 2:1 rich syrup) |
| 1⁄2 oz | Egg white (pasteurised) or 3 dashes Fee Brothers Fee Foam cocktail foamer or Aquafaba or Vegan egg white alternative optional |
| 3 dash | Angostura Aromatic Bitters |
How to make:
- Select and pre-chill an Old-fashioned glass.
- Prepare garnish of skewered lemon slice wheel and Luxardo Maraschino Cherry sail. (Skewer through either side of lemon with cherry skewered in the centre.)
- SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
- STRAIN back into shaker.
- DRY SHAKE (without ice).
- FINE STRAIN into ice-filled glass.
- Garnish with skewered lemon slice wheel and maraschino cherry (sail).
Allergens:
Recipe contains the following allergens:
- Egg white (pasteurised) - Eggs
Strength & taste guide:
No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
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.
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Nutrition:
One serving of Gin Sour contains 193 calories
Alcohol content:
- 1.3 standard drinks
- 15.28% alc./vol. (15.28° proof)
- 18.5 grams of pure alcohol
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