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Diplomat Sour
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Diplomat Sour
Serve in a Coupe glass
| 1 1⁄2 oz | Hayman's London Dry Gin |
| 3⁄4 oz | Strucchi Red Bitter (Campari-style liqueur) |
| 1⁄2 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 |
| 1 dash | Orange Bitters by Angostura |
How to make:
- Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
- Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.
- SHAKE all ingredients with ice and strain back into shaker.
- DRY SHAKE (without ice).
- FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
- EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.
Allergens:
Recipe contains the following allergens:
- Egg white (pasteurised) - Eggs
Strength & taste guide:
No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Review:
Even with a good dose of sugar this cocktail is on the bitter side of bittersweet.
Nutrition:
One serving of Diplomat Sour contains 212 calories
Alcohol content:
- 1.3 standard drinks
- 15.81% alc./vol. (15.81° proof)
- 17.8 grams of pure alcohol
- More Aperitivo/aperitif cocktails
- More Bittersweet (e.g. Negroni) cocktails
- More Sours (citrus) cocktails
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Notes: I have abundantly expressed the lemon peel on the rim of the coupe, and then speared it on a pick so it could hang above the foam, which provided an intense lemon kick to the nose. Also, lacking orange bitters, I used a mix of Angostura bitters and homemade grapefruit tincture.
Also, do my eyes deceive me, or is that an orange zest in the image?
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