These times call, not only for simple drinks, but ones you can customize. There isn’t a ton of history on this specific drink, the history attached to it is the same history attached to the sour category as a whole.
And really, if you guys aren’t drinking sours right now, you really should be if I’m going to be honest.
The sour is infinitely customizable and can be almost anything, and like the color black, goes with almost everything. From Audrey Saunders to Sasha Petraske and Sam Ross to Michael McIlroy the sour has played heavily in all of their bar programs. So go forth and make some sours!
And no you do not need to use egg white, you can choose to opt out. The first sours didn’t have egg white and the egg white wouldn’t be added until the creation of the New York Sour in the 1850s. So if you don’t have the Amaro I used, use one you do have, I promise it’s going to come out great!
Here’s links to the tools I use in the episode:
Barfly Shaking Tin Set
Barfly Hawthorne Strainer
Barfly Measuring Cup Jigger
Barfly Y Peeler Set
Barfly Fine Strainer (Gold)
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Amaro Sour
Ingredients
- 1.5 oz Amaro Your Choice
- .75 oz Bourbon
- 1 oz Lemon Juice
- .25 oz Simple Syrup
- 1 Egg White
Instructions
- Add ingredients to tin
- separate egg white and add to tin
- Add large rock of ice to tin and give it a good shake
- Strain into chilled glass
