Cocktail recipe
New York Sour
A shaken cocktail featuring Whiskey, Simple Syrup, Lemon juice.

Ingredients
- 60 ml Whiskey
- 22.5 ml Simple Syrup
- 30 ml Lemon Juice
- 1 Egg White
- 15 ml Red wine
Method
- Add the whiskey, syrup, lemon juice, and optional egg white to a shaker, reserving the wine.
- If using egg white, shake without ice until foamy.
- Add ice and shake until cold.
- Strain into a rocks glass over fresh ice.
- Slowly float the red wine over the back of a spoon onto the surface.
- 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.