Amaro Sour
"Mixing up my boozy and sugary analogies, amaro and bourbon comes close to topping the classic pairing of peanut butter and chocolate. It isn’t surprising that many American bartenders embracing the use of amaro in cocktails will reach for a classic American spirit like bourbon to pair it with. The amaro sour template allows you to mix and match your bourbon with amaro. I recommend complementing the bourbon with a lighter, user-friendly, gateway amaro like Amaro Lucano, Luxardo Amaro Abano, or Averna rather than going to the dark end of the bracingly medicinal spectrum. Portland bartender Jeffrey Morgenthaler makes the self-proclaimed “best amaretto sour in the world,” and I—along with legions of bartenders—agree with him. It’s his updated specs that are on display here, swapping the amaretto for amaro. I like this served with a frothy head on the rocks, but you can also try it served up in a chilled coupe glass."
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Servings: cocktail
ingredients
- 1½ ounces amaro
- ¾ ounce bourbon
- 1 ounce freshly squeezed lemon juice
- ¼ ounce simple syrup
- 1 egg white
- Garnish: lemon zest and cocktail cherry
instructions
- Combine all the ingredients except the garnish in a cocktail shaker and dry shake (without ice) for at least 10 seconds to fully incorporate the egg white.
- Add ice and continue shaking until chilled and strain into a double old-fashioned glass filled with ice.
- Garnish with the lemon zest and cocktail cherry.