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Ironside Sour

After dinner/digestif · Herbal · Sours (citrus)

3.9 5 ratings

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Ingredients

2 oz Ferro China
1 oz Lemon juice
1/2 oz Sugar syrup 'rich' (2:1)
1/2 oz Egg white (pasteurised)

How to make

Serve in a sour or martini/coupette glass

Prepare

  1. 1 Select and pre-chill a SOUR OR MARTINI/COUPETTE GLASS.
  2. 2 Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist and aromatic bitters.

Method

  1. 3 SHAKE all ingredients with ice and strain back into shaker.
  2. 4 DRY SHAKE (without ice) to emulsify.
  3. 5 FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

  1. 6 EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and discard.
  2. 7 Garnish with drops of aromatic bitters drawn through the foam.

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Flavour profile

7.7% alc./vol. · 0.7 standard drinks · 201 calories

History

This foamy sour digestif has mild alcohol but is flavourful, with ferro-china's steely bitterness balanced by bright lemon freshness.