Name: Rum & Rye Sour
Prep time: 4 min
Total time: 4 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 30 ml Rum - 6-10yr old Caribbean blended rum; 20 ml Whisk(e)y - Rye whiskey (100 proof / 50% alc./vol.); 20 ml Tawny port; 20 ml Lemon juice (freshly squeezed); 10 ml Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water, 65.0°Brix); 1 Angostura or other aromatic bitters; 10 ml Pasteurised egg white (or aquafaba)

Serve in an

Old-fashioned glass

Garnish:

Lemon zest twist

How to make:

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

1 fl oz	Caribbean blended rum aged 6-10 years
2/3 fl oz	Straight rye whiskey (100 proof / 50% alc./vol.)
2/3 fl oz	Tawny port
2/3 fl oz	Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
1/3 fl oz	Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water, 65.0°Brix)
1 dash	Angostura Aromatic Bitters
1/3 fl oz	Pasteurised egg white (or aquafaba)
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Review:

Tawny port adds grape fruitiness to rum and rye whiskey with freshening tart zesty lemon and subtle bitters complexity.

History:

Created in January 2021 by yours truly after remembering a cocktail discovered circa 2015 at Danger of Death bar in Brick Lane, London, England.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Rum & Rye Sour contains 201 calories.

Alcohol content:

1.5 standard drinks
19.11% alc./vol. (38.22° proof)
21.1 grams of pure alcohol

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