Amaretto Sour
Hands down, the best Amaretto Sour recipe you will come across. Originally from renowned bartender and cocktail blogger Jeffrey Morgenthaler. Seriously, it’s that good.
Ingredients
- 45 ml Amaretto Liqueur
- 15 ml Bourbon Whiskey
- 30 ml Lemon Juice
- 7.5 ml Sugar Syrup
- 15 ml Egg White
- 1 dash Aromatic Bitters
Instructions
- Combine all the ingredients except bitters into your cocktail shaker
- Dry shake (without ice)
- Shake with ice
- Strain over fresh ice into a double old fashioned glass
- Add a dash of bitters
- Garnish with a slice of orange and a maraschino cherry
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12 Comments
Karla Hamilton
September 30, 2017 at 11:15 amHow do I make amaretto Sour taste sweet not so sour??
Steve the Bartender
October 16, 2017 at 1:33 pmTry this Amaretto Sour recipe Karla 🙂
Joseph Cercy
March 24, 2018 at 5:43 amWhy the egg white? It seems to me it would add no flavor.
Steve the Bartender
March 24, 2018 at 6:51 amCorrect, it doesn’t impart flavour but does give it a nice thick texture. Try one with and one without to compare. Let me know what you think 🙂
Sok
December 16, 2018 at 7:36 pmAmaretto is already sweet and you add more sweetness to it?! Are you joking or what?
The right one is 60 maretto 25 lemon juice and thats it! Shake and strain over ice in roks glass a cherry for garnish and your set to go….
Andding sugar syrup or any other sweetener is not needed
The egg white is a good touch but still not needed.
Steve the Bartender
December 16, 2018 at 9:54 pmThanks for the feedback – it’s only a 1:1 sugar syrup so it’s not too sweet BUT in saying that, it can be too sweet for some… you may have noticed that I actually mentioned this within the article 🙂
I also recommended another recipe with bourbon – which I prefer, personally.
…and I like the added texture from the egg white.
Did you try the recipe or just criticise straight away??
I don’t necessarily believe there is one “right” way to make a cocktail – it depends on the individual’s taste (which is why I mentioned balancing / lowering the sweetness).
Rick Williams
January 5, 2019 at 8:12 amI had a few friends round at my house and I made one with sugar syrup and one without. Both had bourbon, everyone preferred the one with sugar syrup. Each to there own.
Steve the Bartender
January 5, 2019 at 11:51 amIt just needs a little sweet (sugar) to balance the sour.
You could omit the sugar if you use a 60mL Amaretto recipe but if you drop the Amaretto and add bourbon, the sugar content lowers and it needs replacing to balance..
..but I agree Rick, it all depends on personal taste 🙂
Gemma Fraser
April 2, 2019 at 2:21 pmThanks Steve!!! This is the best!! Perfect.
Steve the Bartender
April 4, 2019 at 12:09 pmThat touch of whiskey works wonders!!
Gemma
December 24, 2018 at 12:36 amHiya! Which sours do I buy? There seem to be many types! I’m a newbie… thank you!!
Steve the Bartender
December 31, 2018 at 8:09 amNo need to buy a sour mix – fresh is always better! Sour mix just replaces the fresh lemon juice and sugar syrup in the recipe…but if you stick with the recipe, you’ll be mixing a tasty drink 🙂