Gin Sour

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