Harvest Sour
Applejack and egg white keep this autumn sour festive and refreshing.

A sour refers simply to any cocktail with citrus, sugar, and a spirit, but the traditional sour is shaken with egg white and often served with a garnish of bitters. This modern classic riffs on that formula with a split base of rye whiskey and applejack.

Egg cocktails
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  • Serves

    serves 1

  • Time

    5 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 large egg white
  • 1 oz. Laird’s Applejack
  • 1 oz. rye whiskey, preferably Rittenhouse
  • 34 oz. fresh lemon juice
  • 34 oz. simple syrup
  • Angostura bitters

Instructions

Step 1

In a cocktail shaker, combine the egg white, applejack, rye whiskey, lemon juice, and simple syrup. Shake vigorously for 10 seconds to emulsify, then fill the shaker with ice and continue shaking until the outside of the shaker feels frosty, another 10-15 seconds.

Step 2

Strain into a sour glass, garnish with a dash of bitters, and serve immediately.
  1. In a cocktail shaker, combine the egg white, applejack, rye whiskey, lemon juice, and simple syrup. Shake vigorously for 10 seconds to emulsify, then fill the shaker with ice and continue shaking until the outside of the shaker feels frosty, another 10-15 seconds.
  2. Strain into a sour glass, garnish with a dash of bitters, and serve immediately.
Drinks

Harvest Sour

  • Serves

    serves 1

  • Time

    5 minutes

HEAMI LEE

By Dan Q. Dao


Published on December 12, 2017

Applejack and egg white keep this autumn sour festive and refreshing.

A sour refers simply to any cocktail with citrus, sugar, and a spirit, but the traditional sour is shaken with egg white and often served with a garnish of bitters. This modern classic riffs on that formula with a split base of rye whiskey and applejack.

Egg cocktails
Sours, fizzes, and flips, oh my! Here are three easy ways to shake classic cocktails using eggs.

Featured in: How to Make Cocktails with Eggs this Holiday Season

Ingredients

  • 1 large egg white
  • 1 oz. Laird’s Applejack
  • 1 oz. rye whiskey, preferably Rittenhouse
  • 34 oz. fresh lemon juice
  • 34 oz. simple syrup
  • Angostura bitters

Instructions

Step 1

In a cocktail shaker, combine the egg white, applejack, rye whiskey, lemon juice, and simple syrup. Shake vigorously for 10 seconds to emulsify, then fill the shaker with ice and continue shaking until the outside of the shaker feels frosty, another 10-15 seconds.

Step 2

Strain into a sour glass, garnish with a dash of bitters, and serve immediately.
  1. In a cocktail shaker, combine the egg white, applejack, rye whiskey, lemon juice, and simple syrup. Shake vigorously for 10 seconds to emulsify, then fill the shaker with ice and continue shaking until the outside of the shaker feels frosty, another 10-15 seconds.
  2. Strain into a sour glass, garnish with a dash of bitters, and serve immediately.

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