Gin Stone Sour
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Ingredients
How to make
Serve in a old-fashioned glass
Prepare
- 1 Select and pre-chill an OLD-FASHIONED GLASS.
- 2 Prepare garnish of orange slice wheel.
Method
- 3 SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
- 4 FINE STRAIN into ice-filled glass.
Garnish
- 5 Garnish with orange slice wheel.
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Flavour profile
13.9% alc./vol. · 1.2 standard drinks · 166 calories
History
The Gin Sour, as documented in its original 1917 formulation, hinges on the use of old tom gin, distinct from dry gin, for its characteristic orange notes.
Jacques Straub's 1914 book Drinks includes the earliest known "Stone Sour" recipe. This initial version, made with gin, lacked the orange juice that would later become a defining element. Furthermore, Straub's Stone Sour was prepared frappé. Stone Sour 1 jigger Plymouth gin. Juice of 1 lemon. Sweeten with plain syrup. Frappé well; strain into goblet filled with fine cracked ice. Serve. The pivotal moment for the Stone Sour arrived with Tom Bullock's 1917 book, The Ideal Bartender, which featured the first recipe incorporating orange juice. Stone Sour Use a tall, thin glass; fill with fine Ice. ½ pony Lemon Juice. 1/2 pony Orange Juice. 2 dashes Rock Candy Syrup. 1 jigger Old Tom Gin. Leave in Ice; stir well and serve. Prohibition led to the Stone Sour's decline until its revival in the 1980s. A notable mention appeared in Vincent Sardi's 1988 Sardi's Bar Guide, stating, "A stone sour is, of course, a sour with the addition of orange juice." Sardi's Bar Guide presented seven variations of the "Stone Sour," each utilizing a different base spirit or liqueur, but none featured gin. By the 1980s, bourbon or amaretto were the preferred spirits for a Stone Sour.