Amaretto Sour

Name: Amaretto Sour
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1½ oz amaretto liqueur; ¾ oz high proof bourbon; 1 oz lemon juice; 1 tsp rich simple syrup; 1 egg white

5 mins prepServes 1

This perfect Amaretto Sour recipe was created by bartender Jeffrey Morgenthaler in 2012. Morgenthaler's improved recipe adds high proof bourbon, fresh lemon juice, and an egg white, brightening and balancing this popular (but often too sweet) '70s-era drink.

1 servings

What you need

1 ½ oz amaretto liqueur, (like Disaronno)

¾ oz bourbon, (like Wild Turkey 101)

1 oz lemon juice

1 tsp simple syrup, (2 parts sugar, 1 part water)

1 egg white

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Instructions


1 Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker without ice and shake hard for several seconds to build the foam.
2 Add ice to the cocktail shaker and shake until chilled.
3 Strain the cocktail into a rocks glass filled with ice. Garnish with two cherries and a lemon twist, if desired.

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