Gin Sour
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Gin Sour
Serve in an Old-fashioned glass
| 2 oz | Hayman's Old Tom 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 |
| 3 drop | Saline solution 4:1 (20g sea salt to 80g water) optional |
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 8:4:2 formula is a tad sourer than the classic sour proportions of 8:3:4 – two parts of the strong ingredient (gin), three-quarter parts of sour (lemon juice), one part of the sweet ingredient (sugar syrup). However, depending on your lemons, this should be perfectly balanced, especially if using old tom gin, as recommended. Hit the right balance, and this is a delicious cocktail.
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Nutrition:
One serving of Gin Sour contains 186 calories
Alcohol content:
- 1.3 standard drinks
- 15.35% alc./vol. (15.35° proof)
- 18.6 grams of pure alcohol
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