Name:
Gin Sour
Glassware:
Old Fashioned
Ingredients:
- 50ml Gin
- 25ml Lemon Juice
- 15ml Sugar Syrup
- 1 Egg White
- Bitters
- Slices of Lemon
- Cherry
Method:
- Whisk the egg white up in the boston with a bar spoon until it’s foamy and full of air
- Add the gin, lemon juice, sugar syrup and bitters and shake vigorously
- Strain into an Old Fashioned glass full of ice
- garnish with the lemon and cherry
History:
A cocktail from the ‘Sours’ category that predates prohibition in the US (1920-1933)
Variations:
Whiskey Sour
Amaretto Sour
Brandy Sour
Pisco Sour
Tom Collins