Amaretto Sour Recipe | Mix That Drink

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You should check out some of the other great cocktails in the sours family, like the classic Whiskey Sour. It’s a bit less sweet than this one, but it will grow on you.

Or if it’s mainly just the amaretto flavor you love, try the Nilla Wafer Martini, which features amaretto along with vanilla vodka.

There’s also the Amaretto Stone Sour, which is very similar to this recipe except it adds orange juice.

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Ingredients

2 ounces Disaronno amaretto liqueur
1 ounce freshly squeezed lemon juice
1 teaspoon simple syrup
Optional: 1 egg white or 1 teaspoon aquafaba
Bourbon cherries

Instructions

Optional: If you're using egg, beat your egg white to a foam. If using Aquafaba, make it just before preparing the drink.
Fill a cocktail shaker with ice.
Pour the amaretto, lemon juice and simple syrup into the shaker filled with ice, along with beaten egg or aquafaba if you're including either.
Shake vigorously until chilled - about 15-20 seconds without egg, 30 seconds with.
Fill a glass with ice and strain the mixture into it.
Finally, garnish with an orange round and/or maraschino cherry.

Notes

This drink is best served chilled. If you want to keep it cold longer, put it in the freezer until ready to serve.
It's important to shake the ingredients together thoroughly in your cocktail shaker before adding them to the glass.