Cocktail recipe

New York Sour

A shaken cocktail featuring Whiskey, Simple Syrup, Lemon juice.

New York Sour cocktail

Ingredients

  • 60 ml Whiskey
  • 22.5 ml Simple Syrup
  • 30 ml Lemon Juice
  • 1 Egg White
  • 15 ml Red wine

Method

  1. Add the whiskey, syrup, lemon juice, and optional egg white to a shaker, reserving the wine.
  2. If using egg white, shake without ice until foamy.
  3. Add ice and shake until cold.
  4. Strain into a rocks glass over fresh ice.
  5. Slowly float the red wine over the back of a spoon onto the surface.
  6. Optional garnish: lemon or orange zest with cherry.

Story

A whiskey sour with a float of red wine, which appeared in the late 1800s under names like Continental Sour and Southern Whiskey Sour before New York claimed it.