Amaretto Sour

Ingredients

4.5 cl Amaretto
2.2 cl Bourbon whisky
3 cl Egg white
3 cl Lemon juice
0.5 cl Rich simple syrup
1 Lemon twist - for garnish
1 Maraschino cherry - for garnish

oz ml cl

Glass: Rocks

Timing:

All day

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Instructions

Combine the ingredients into a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake vigorously until the drink is sufficiently chilled. Add one large piece of ice to the chilled Rocks glass. Strain the drink into the chilled Rocks glass. Garnish with the Lemon twist, and the Maraschino cherry.

Notes

Jeffrey Morgenthaler's 2012 reinvention of a cocktail long derided as a sugary airport drink. Adding high-proof bourbon gives the drink spine to balance the amaretto's sweetness, while the egg white adds silky body and a luxurious foam. Dry shake all ingredients first (without ice) for 15 seconds to build the foam, then shake again with ice and double-strain.

Amaretto Sour origin story

Created by: Jeffrey Morgenthaler
Year: 2012

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Nutrition Facts

	Calories	Total Fat	Sodium	Carbs	Sugars	Protein
Amaretto	137.7	0.1	0.0	14.1	14.1	0.0
Bourbon whisky	56.3	0	0	0	0	0
Egg white	?	?	?	?	?	?
Lemon juice	6.6	0.1	0.3	2.1	0.8	0.1
Rich simple syrup	?	?	?	?	?	?
Total	200.6	0.2	0.3	16.2	14.9	0.2

About the ingredients

Bourbon whisky: Bourbon is a type of American whiskey, a barrel-aged distilled liquor made primarily from corn. The name derives from the French Bourbon dynasty, although the precise inspiration is uncertain; contenders include Bourbon County in Kentucky and Bourbon Street in New Orleans, both of which are named after the dynasty. The name "Bourbon" was not applied until the 1850s, and the Kentucky etymology was not advanced until the 1870s. Bourbon has been distilled since the 18th century. Although bourbon may be made anywhere in the United States, it is strongly associated with the American South in general, and with Kentucky in particular. As of 2014, distillers' wholesale market revenue for bourbon sold within the US was about $2.7 billion, and bourbon made up about two thirds of the $1.6 billion of U.S. exports of distilled spirits. According to the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States, in 2018 U.S. distillers derived $3.6 billion in revenue from bourbon and Tennessee whiskey (a closely related spirit produced in the state of Tennessee). Bourbon was recognized in 1964 by the United States Congress as a "distinctive product of the United States". Bourbon sold in the United States must be produced in the U.S. from at least 51% corn and stored in a new container of charred oak.
Maraschino cherry: A maraschino cherry is a preserved, sweetened cherry, typically made from light-colored sweet cherries such as the Royal Ann, Rainier, or Gold varieties. In their modern form, the cherries are first preserved in a brine solution usually containing sulfur dioxide and calcium chloride to bleach the fruit, then soaked in a suspension of food coloring (common red food dye is FD&C Red 40), sugar syrup, and other components.
Amaretto: Amaretto (Italian for "a little bitter") is a sweet Italian liqueur that originated in Saronno. Depending on the brand, it may be made from apricot kernels, bitter almonds, peach stones, or almonds, all of which are natural sources of the benzaldehyde that provides the almond-like flavour of the liqueur. It generally contains 21 to 28 percent alcohol by volume. When served as a beverage, amaretto can be drunk by itself, used as an ingredient to create several popular mixed drinks, or added to coffee. Amaretto is also commonly used in culinary applications.