Name: Diplomat Sour
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Gin; 22.5 ml Red bitter liqueur; 15 ml Lemon juice; 15 ml Sugar syrup 'rich' (2:1); 15 ml Egg white (pasteurised); 1 dash Orange bitters

Ingredients

1 1/2 fl oz

Hayman's London Dry Gin

3/4 fl oz

Italian red bitter liqueur

1/2 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 Fee Brothers Fee Foam cocktail foamer

1 dash

Orange Bitters by Angostura

How to make

Glassware

Prepare

Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.

Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.

Method

SHAKE all ingredients with ice and strain back into shaker.

DRY SHAKE (without ice).

FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Diplomat Sour contains 212 calories

Alcohol content:

1.4 standard drinks
15.81% alc./vol. (31.61° proof)
19.1 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Egg white (pasteurised) — Eggs

Comments & Discussion

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Beth Schneider 4w

Magnificent! Truly greater than the sum of its parts.

Frenchy Camp Premium Member 6w

Quite excellent. I have a dryer palate than most, so I only use 1/4 oz (half of what the recipe calls for) of 1/1 simple syrup, and I thought it was perfectly balanced for me. If you think an equal part Negroni is too cloyingly sweet, than perhaps try to cut down the simple as I did?
This hits all the right notes for me: it is quite booze forward, it's complex due to the sweet bitterness of the Campari mixed with the acidity of the lemon, and the egg whites brings a beautiful mouth feel. A winner.

Mason Hanson Premium Member 9w

Very tasty! Mine needed more sour, as the bitter was too strong. I added a touch more lemon, bringing it to about 2/3 oz total. The color is fantastic. I gave it a long shake, maybe 2 min with ice, then 1 min without. Feels elegant and sweet but delicious

H Grave 2y

Even with Aquafaba, this drink is decent.

Luca Sorriso Valvo 3y

This cocktail is a great example of squisite balance, with none of the elements (spirit, sour and sweet) prevailing over the others, but all are clearly there. Delicious.
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.

Asher Günther 3y

Very satisfying drink. Love the colour. Next time I might try increasing lemon and/or decreasing sugar.

Also, do my eyes deceive me, or is that an orange zest in the image?