Amaretto sour

Amaretto sour: Amaretto liqueur, Lemon juice, Simple syrup, Pasteurised egg white and Angostura Bitters. Served in an old-fashioned glass.

The Spec

Method

Reverse dry shake: shake all ingredients hard with ice, strain the liquid back into the shaker, discard the ice, dry-shake (no ice) to build the foam, then fine-strain into an ice-filled rocks glass. (Equivalent to the more common dry-shake-first-then-shake-with-ice; either order works.)

Served in an old-fashioned glass. Garnish: maraschino or luxardo cherry, optionally with an orange slice/wheel.

Spec held as sourced — Difford's Guide. The house never guesses a drink.

What to pour

Bottles in the cellar for each line of the Amaretto sour spec:

Drinks that share this spec

Shares Angostura Bitters, Lemon juice and Simple syrup with Champs-Elysees. If your shelf makes Amaretto sour, it is already most of the way to these:

Champs-Elysees · Fitzgerald · Blue Hawaii · Brandy Crusta · Brandy sour · Cable Car · Cloister · Mojito Extra

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