Scotch Sour

🍸Scotch Sour

Medium
3 minutes
Rocks

📂Short Shaken Citrus • Elixiary Curated Collection

🥃Ingredients

  • Blended Scotch whisky2 oz
  • Fresh lemon juice1 oz
  • Rich simple syrup (2:1)2/3 oz
  • Egg white (pasteurized), optional1/2 oz
  • Boker’s or aromatic bitters, optionala few drops/dashes
  • Saline solution 20% (or a pinch of salt), optional2 drops

👨‍🍳Instructions

  1. Pre-chill an old-fashioned glass.
  2. Add Scotch to a shaker with ice.
  3. Add lemon juice to the shaker.
  4. Add rich syrup to the shaker.
  5. Add egg white to the shaker.
  6. Add bitters or saline to the shaker if using.
  7. Shake hard.
  8. Strain back into the shaker.
  9. Dry-shake to emulsify.
  10. Fine strain into the glass over fresh ice.
  11. Express lemon and orange peels over the drink.
  12. Garnish with the peels.

Pro tip

  • Chill glass
  • Optional bitters/saline
  • Fine strain
  • Garnish

🌿Garnish

lime wedge + cocktail cherry

🏷️Tags

Style Classic
Style Sour Family
Flavor Citrus
Strength Moderate
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