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a layered cocktail in a rocks glass. bottom layer is orange-yellow, middle layer is red and top layer is white

New York Sour Cocktail

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4.77 from 13 votes
Prep Time 5 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
Yield 1 cocktail
Category Drinks
Cuisine American
Author Lauren Grant

Description

The New York Sour achieves the perfect balance of flavors—sweet, tart, warm, and slightly dry. Stunning and classic! 

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Ingredients

  • 2 ounces rye or bourbon whiskey
  • 1 ounce fresh lemon juice
  • 1 ounce egg white, optional
  • ¾ ounce pure maple syrup or simple syrup
  • ½ –¾ ounce dry red wine

Instructions

  • Add whiskey, lemon juice, egg white and syrup in a cocktail shaker and dry shake (without ice) for 20 seconds. Add a few cubes of fresh ice and shake 30 seconds until well chilled. Strain into a rocks glass filled with ice.
  • Slowly pour wine over the back of a bar spoon so that the wine floats on top of the drink.

Equipment

cocktail shaker
jigger
cocktail strainer
rocks glass

Notes

Egg white: for ease and food safety reasons, I like to use pasteurized egg whites. You can find them sold next to the eggs in a carton.

Nutrition

Serving: 1cocktailCalories: 240kcalCarbohydrates: 19gProtein: 3.5gSugar: 12g
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