Trader Vic's Sour

Name: Trader Vic's Sour
Yield: 1 drink
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 1 oz Scotch whisky; 1/2 oz Bourbon whiskey; 1/2 oz Cognac (brandy); 2/3 oz Lemon juice; 1/3 oz Orgeat syrup; 1/6 oz Sugar syrup 'rich' (2:1); 3 drop Saline solution 4:1

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Ingredients

1 oz Scotch whisky

1/2 oz Bourbon whiskey

1/2 oz Cognac (brandy)

2/3 oz Lemon juice

1/3 oz Orgeat syrup

1/6 oz Sugar syrup 'rich' (2:1)

3 drop Saline solution 4:1

How to make

Serve in a old-fashioned glass

Prepare

1 Select and pre-chill an OLD-FASHIONED GLASS.
2 Prepare garnish of dehydrated orange slice wheel.

Method

3 SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
4 STRAIN into ice-filled glass.

Garnish

5 Garnish with dehydrated orange wheel.

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Flavour profile

No alcohol Medium Boozy

Sweet Medium Dry/sour

19.1% alc./vol. · 1.4 standard drinks · 189 calories

History

Scotch dominates over the other two spirits, helping the trio harmonize with citrus and rich almond sugar.

This cocktail is inspired by Trader Vic, rather than being an actual creation of his. While a "Trader Vic's Sour" is not found in any of his numerous books, he did enjoy sours with orgeat (such as his London Sour), and the proportions align with the spirit of his many sour recipes. SOURS A Sour can be the most disappointing drink in the world if it is not made with fresh lemon juice. And just because it is Sour doesn't mean it should be all lemon juice. Give your customer a break – not heartburn.